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Vintage WWII aircraft fly over the nation's capitol as they participate in the Arsenal of Democracy event commemorating the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, May 8, in Washington, D.C. More than two dozen aircraft participated in the spectacle which followed a path along the Potomac River and passing over landmarks including the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.

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V-E Day ended war in Europe

they may move more slowly than they did in 1945, but World War II veterans were out in force at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall here earlier this month — May 8 — to remember their comrades on the 70th anniversary of when the guns stopped in Europe.

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