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Stripes Raised in Tokio as McArthur Enters Victory City
The Stars and Stripes flew over the U S embassy in Tokio after General Douglas McArthur’s entry marks the Pacific war’s end. Veterans freed from camps recall grim prison conditions, with Canadian and Winnipeg Grenadiers among the honored, while Japan’s defeat underscores lessons for postwar peace.
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United States
Tokio
Douglas McArthur
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Mily
Hong Kong
Jas
Jackson
Don
MacPherson
Winnipeg Grenadiers
Germany
Japan
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