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UK veterans honoured at Westminster Abbey VE Day service

Eighty years on, Britain remembers sacrifice of wartime generationEighty years ago, Westminster Abbey opened its doors all day and late into the night for short services. About 25,000 attended to give thanks and to remember those who had made the ultimate sacrifice, as VE Day marked the end of almost six years of war in Europe.On Thursday’s anniversary it was again the focal point of UK national commemorations, with a service of thanksgiving weaving poignant reminders of war’s deprivation and loss with the hopes for the future that historic day had promised. Continue reading...

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