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‘ Keeping the Spirit of ‘45 Alive’

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Event: History Was Here: The Home Front in WWII

Willamette Heritage, Salem, July 11, 2015

Spirit of ’45 Topics

 WWII Generation Tickets  National Permanent Day  Oregon-English War Bride

Memoirs

 Oregon Permanent Day  Oregon Proclaims 70th  National 70th

Commemoration Weekend

 Oregon SW Concert Tour

Scarlett Johannsson

Speaks about WWII

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‘WWII Generation’ Concert Tour Ticket ‘FREE FOR YOU TODAY’

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Congress Creates ‘Permanent’ National Day

 Observed the 2nd Sunday in every August (coincides with anniversary

• f the day WWII ended August 14, 1945—VJ Day)

 Celebrated in thousands of communities across the country,

including during Major League Baseball games and state capitols

 Provides an opportunity for WWII heritage groups and partners

(Walgreens, Hewlett Packard, History Channel) to work together to preserve your stories

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Passed unanimously by

Congress in 2010

Honors the spirit of the

WWII generation, so that their legacy will continue to inspire future generations, especially our youth

PSA, Roscoe Brown, Tuskegee Airman (1)

English War Bride Memoirs ‘Trigger’ Oregon Spirit of ‘45

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Joy Alicia Beaver Beebe 2015

Oregon Creates ‘Permanent’ State Day

 1945: Joy and Carl Beebe

married in England, April 28

 2012: Joy publishes memoir

April 28, her 67th Wedding Anniversary

 2012: Joy & Barbara attend

national Spirit Day ceremonies :

 D.C. at the WWII Memorial  New York City Times Square

 2013: Joy & Barbara attend

National Leaders Conference in San Diego

June 25, 2013: Successful campaign to establish Oregon State Spirit of ‘45 Day, signed into law

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Oregon Spirit of ‘45 Day, 2nd Sunday of Every August

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Oregon Spirit Anthem (2)

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Oregon Official Documents

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Portland Proclaims Spirit of ‘45 Day

 Proclamations

made throughout the country, including the City of Portland (August 7, 2013)

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Mayors and Commissioners recognize and honor this “Movement Across America.”

‘A Grateful Oregon Remembers’ Oregon’s 2nd Spirit of ‘45 Day

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(dedicated 70th Anniversary, D-Day, 6 June 2014)

Oregon Governor Proclaims the 70th Anniversary of the End of WWII

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National 70th Commemoration Weekend

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KISS IN

70th Commemorative Statewide Concert Tour

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Brigadier General James B. Thayer Honorary Chair, Oregon Spirit of ‘45

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Elton John, Ocean’s Away