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World War II veterans to join Trump at V-E Day ceremony

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The National World War II Memorial, detail, Washington DC, District of Columbia. United States of America, 20th century. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) - Eight World War II veterans — the youngest of them age 96 — will join President Donald Trump at a wreath-laying ceremony Friday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe.

Their hopes to mark the day in Moscow were dashed because of the coronavirus pandemic. White House officials described the veterans as “choosing nation over self" by joining Trump at the World War II Memorial ceremony. “These heroes are living testaments to the American spirit of perseverance and victory, especially in the midst of dark days," White House spokesman Judd Deere

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