Essay On V-E Day

America faced serious troubles as so many families were affected by the great loss of life during the war effort. In his V-E Day proclamation, President Truman called for every American to join together, regardless of their personal God, in a day of prayer for all those affected. And thanking God for delivering victory over tyranny, in Europe, to the Allied Forces. He also asked that they pray for safety as the war in the pacific still raged on (Obama; “V-E Day”). After Truman’s call to action, we see a resounding answer as Americans rise to give thanks to a God for helping them overcome great adversity. Through the adversities of the Fascist movement and a war fighting said movement, Europe had not seen peace in years. V-E Day, however, would
Bravery was also used to overcome many of the World War II adversities. All throughout the war, members of the armed forces continuously showed bravery as they went to fight in a different country. One such service member, Mr. McIntosh, showed bravery and stamina as he flew back to base, “in his crippled P-47, its cockpit shattered by twin bursts of flak, and enduring ‘pain so bad only morphine could control it’” (Purdum). Another example of bravery is shown in the poem about V-E Day by Katherine Young, in which she talks about a mentally insane mother who braves coming back to the real world after being in a hospital, again (Young). All through the war, many different forms of bravery are seen as a result of various challenges faced. However, World War II also shows when the adversities faced were too much to overcome. During the long war, humanity faced some adversities and promptly failed at meeting those challenges as they had above. Such difficulties include the Prisoners of War, the Concentration Camps, and the use of the phrase the ends justify the