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00:00It's an incredibly proud day for me to represent and commemorate the 80th year of VJ,

00:07often called the Forgotten World, and to also remember those who lost their lives and fought

00:13for a better world. When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today.

00:30A plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build.

00:41We always received the same level of recognition or commemoration as the war in Europe.

00:49Significant battles included Pearl Harbor, Midway, Guadalcanal, Okinawa and Iwo Jima.

00:57Tens of thousands of British, Indian, Commonwealth and Allied troops were lost,

01:04and over 150,000 were taken as prisoners of war in unimaginable conditions.

01:12But despite the magnitude of the war in the Far East,

01:16many feel that their contribution has been forgotten or overlooked.

01:48Today, we will not forget.

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