memorialize our victory in Europe over Germany and will rededicate the mighty

energies of America to the speedy prosecution of the war against Japan. On this

memorable broadcast, you will hear from Fleet Admiral William D. Lay, Chief of Staff

to the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy. From General of the Army George C.

Marshall, Chief of Staff, United States Army, from the Commander-in-Chief, United

States Fleet, Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King. From the Supreme Commander Allied

Expeditionary Forces, General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, and from Fleet

Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Fleet and

Pacific Ocean areas. From the General of the Army H. H. Arnold, Commanding General

Army Air Forces, and from the General of the Army Douglas A. MacArthur, Commanding

General United States Army Forces in the Pacific. This broadcast will be

short way to our troops and allies throughout the world. We take you now to

Washington. In our nation's capital today, an atmosphere of calm,

thanksgiving permeate specificity. After President Truman's victory announcement at

9 a.m., work as usual continued at the White House and in the government

buildings. We still have a job to do. Tonight, the great dome of the capital will be

ablaze with light for the first time since Pearl Harbor. Hundreds have made

quiet pilgrimages to the Lincoln Memorial, and across the Potomac, the unknown soldier

of the last war, sleet quietly in Arlington, Cemetery. The nation is grateful, and the

Chief Army Chaplains, Brigadier General Luther D. Miller leads us in a solemn prayer of

thanksgiving for the victory of our arms in Europe. God of battle, we thank thee for

the victory won by our fellow workers, our fellow soldiers, and our allies, and the

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