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US, Europe Mark 70th Anniversary of VE Day

Russian army soldiers march along the Red Square during the Victory Parade marking the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazi Germany in World War II, in Moscow, May 9, 2015.

An unidentified Russian WWII veteran salutes as he walks, after the Victory Parade marking the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazi Germany in World War II, in Red Square, Moscow, May 9, 2015.

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the Victory Parade marking the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis in World War II, in Red Square, Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2015, with the St. Basil's Cathedral is in the background.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground center, and foreign dignitaries pose for a photo after the Victory Parade marking the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis in World War II, at the Tomb of Unknown soldier, outside Kremlin wall, in Moscow

Flowers lay on a plaque engraved with the names of Soviet casualties at a Soviet war memorial in a cemetery for killed Soviet soldiers on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII, in Lebus, eastern Germany, May 8, 2015.

World War II reenactors salute while the National Anthem plays during ceremony commemorating 70th Anniversary of VE Day at the National World War II Memorial, May 8, 2015, in Washington, D.C.

Navy Petty Officer Kevin Smith, left, salutes WWII veteran Harold Noel, 98, who was a B-24 navigator during WWII and was shot down and imprisoned as a POW at Stalag Luft III, at the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. during a ceremony in honor of the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day), May 8, 2015,

World War II vintage aircraft flyover near the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., May 8, 2015, marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe, and to commemorate the Allied victory in Europe during World War II.

World War II veterans and their families watch as dozens of WWII-era military airplanes fly over the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., May 8, 2015, during the Arsenal of Democracy World War II Victory Capitol Flyover to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

Holding a World War II-era photograph of herself, WWII veteran Elizabeth Copp, 96, who was a Sergeant in the Women's Army Corps during World War II, watches as World War II aircraft fly over the World War II Memorial in Washington, May 8, 2015, in honor of the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day).

A worker installing a wreath of poppies as a red peak and ribbon on top of the 102-meter Motherland Monument in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 8, 2015, to mark the anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis in WWII.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (C) lays a wreath during a ceremony marking France's 70th anniversary of the allied victory over Nazi Germany, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris, France, May 8, 2015.

Polish veteran military officers salute during a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, at Westerplatte, near Gdansk, Poland, May 8, 2015.

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (R) stands with former former Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg (C) and former Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, as they line up to pay tribute at the Cenotaph during a Victory in Europe (VE) day ceremony in central London, May 8, 2015.

Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski (front L) and officials attend a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the end of the World War II, at the WWII Westerplatte Memorial in Gdansk, north Poland, May 8, 2015.

A Soviet veteran pays his respects during a memorial ceremony on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II at the Soviet cemetery in Lebus, Germany, close to the border of Poland, May 8, 2015.