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A man playing a guitar and singing to a close crowd of a dozen or so men and women

VHP’S Newest Online Exhibit: End of WWII: 75th Anniversary

Posted by: Megan Harris

When the war ended, Gladyce “Pepper” Pederson Nypan cried, her tears dripping down into her dinner of mashed potatoes and gravy. Benjamin Cooper wrote a love letter to his wife. Alfred Newman watched his comrades fire off live ammunition, so intense was their celebrating. Jerome Yellin was still high in the sky over Japan, completing …