[PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - James Starnes will never forget the day World War II officially ended with Japan's formal surrender. He was only 24 on Sept. 2, 1945, when Japanese officials boarded the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay and signed the documents.] It was a tremendous emotional moment, ... It was such a relief to know that war was over, that peace had come. |
[PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- James Starnes will never forget the day World War II officially ended with Japan's formal surrender. He was only 24 on Sept. 2, 1945, when Japanese officials boarded the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay and signed the documents.] It was a tremendous emotional moment, ... It was such a relief to know that war was over, that peace had come. |
Generals and admirals of the allied forces of the world, they were here with us, and we had a tremendous audience, and we were ready, |
He didn't take nothing but the clothes he had on. |
I can't figure out why he ain't called his children. |
I haven't seen him since. I just can't figure it out. |
It was a tremendous emotional moment. |
It was such a relief to know that war was over, that peace had come. |