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Ricky is live from Westminster Abbey with your Thursday Newsround. Today marks 80 years since Victory in Europe, we hear from one of the few remaining WWII veterans who tells us his war story. We also speak to children about why it's so important to remember what happened.

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VE Day

VE Day: What is it, when is it and why do we remember?
VE Day - or Victory in Europe Day - marks the day when fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe came to an end on 8 May 1945.
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