(Left to right) Adm. Cecil Haney, Commander of Pacific Fleet; Chester Nimitz Lay and his wife Marion; Richard Lay and his wife Marion, listen to a speech during a commemoration ceremony on the pier adjacent the Battleship Missouri Memorial to mark the 68th anniversary of the formal conclusion of World War II. The Missouri was sight of the signing of the Instrument of Surrender on Sept. 2, 1945, in Tokyo Harbor, Japan. ( Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Kolmel) Commemoration ceremony 130902-N-IT566-090

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