(08/13/2020) Today's theme: 75th anniversary of VJ Day VJ Day (August 15, 1945) "Victory Over Japan" in WWII. Unemployment was something every guy could relate to in 1945. If you remember the line in the movie "Casablanca" where Ilsa asks Rick what he was doing ten years ago, "I was looking for a job" was pretty much the universal response in that generation. My Dad told me that during the great depression nobody could get work. He said he even offered to work for free just to get experience but they wouldn't even do that. My Dad was a radarman in the navy during the war, which was top secret. Here's some stories about my Dad. http://www.winternet.com/~swezeyt/fun/swezgerm.htm At this time in 1945 his ship was in Philadelphia being refitted in preparation of the final push on Japan. He was home on leave and just married my Mother on August 1, they had been engaged since the war began. They were on their honeymoon in Duluth, MN when they heard about the A-bomb being dropped and figured the war was about to end so they rushed to Time Square in New York City, which was the place to be. My Mother remembered being in a restaurant over looking Time Square and watching all the people celebrating below. When my Dad was discharged he went out to Wold Chamberlain airport (now Minneapolis - St Paul International) and asked if they needed a radar technician. They said "Radar? What's that?". So he ended up as a technician at a company called Engineering Research Associates (ERA) which later merged with Univac (now Unisys). He worked there for 31 years, until he retired in 1977. V-J Day in Times Square From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_over_Japan_Day Unfortunately, that famous V-J Day "kiss" picture can't be my folks. My Dad was a Chief Petty Officer (different uniform). And my Mother wasn't a nurse. But they were there somewhere and my oldest brother was born about 9 months later :-) Sammy Kaye From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Kaye