Congressman Mark Takai, representative for Hawaii, speaks to attendees of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial located on Ford Island, Sept. 2, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The ceremony honored and recognized sacrifices made by veterans of WWII and recognized the allied partnership between the United States and Japan today. The event began at 9:02 , the exact time Gen. Douglas MacArthur began proceedings for the formal surrender of Imperial Japan 70 years ago. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hube

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Congressman Mark Takai, representative for Hawaii, speaks to attendees of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial located on Ford Island, Sept. 2, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The ceremony honored and recognized sacrifices made by veterans of WWII and recognized the allied partnership between the United States and Japan today. The event began at 9:02 , the exact time Gen. Douglas MacArthur began proceedings for the formal surrender of Imperial Japan 70 years ago. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

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