When the COVID-19 pandemic postponed the Arsenal of Democracy Victory Fly-Over from May 8 to Sept. 26, organizers still wanted to commemorate the day.
A video tribute will instead premiere at 11:30 a.m. (EST) May 8. Written and produced by award-winning broadcast journalist David Hartman and renowned aviation production expert Scott Guyette of Sleeping Dog Productions, the video will include interviews with U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Charles McGee, U.S. Air Force Colonel Bud Anderson, “Rosie the Riveter” Connie Palacioz and many more.
It will also include historical battle footage and current day footage of aircraft involved in World War II European theater battles, provided courtesy of EAA Warbirds of America’s “Warbirds in Review.”
This special production is being made possible, in part, by the support and participation of the Bob and Dolores Hope Foundation and the Friends of the National World War II Memorial.
“Despite delaying the commemorative activities, the AOD committee and the partner organizations remain steadfast in producing a historic tribute to the men and women who served in the U.S. and Allied armed forces, those who contributed on the homefront, and those who suffered the horrors of the Holocaust during World War II,” organizers said.
VICTORY IN EUROPE – VE DAY 75 YEARS LATER will be broadcast on May 8, 2020, starting at 11:30 a.m. ET, when the Arsenal of Democracy Victory Commemoration WWII Flyover was originally scheduled to begin its aerial tribute over the National Mall. The video tribute will air on the AOD website and Facebook page, and on the 75th WWII Commemoration website. The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) will also be streaming the video tribute on defense.gov; overseas on AFN broadcast; and on the DOD’s Facebook and Twitter pages.
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