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Trump joins World War II veterans at V-E Day ceremony

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Allied nations commemorated 75 years since World War II ended in Europe. WASHINGTON (AP) - Seven World War II veterans, ages 96 to 100, joined President Donald Trump at a wreath-laying ceremony Friday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe.

The veterans had hoped to mark the occasion in Moscow, but that idea was dashed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Trump arrived at the memorial on a blustery Friday morning in the nation's capital, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump.

They participated in the wreath laying and toured the memorial, stopping briefly in front of a wall etched with the phrase: “Here we mark the price of freedom.” White House officials described the veterans as “choosing nation over self"

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