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 and Chief of the Army. From General of the Army, George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff,

United States Army. From the Commander and Chief, United, United States 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 Nimuth, 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 waves 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 permeates the city. 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 Capitol 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

sleep quietly in Arlington Cemetery. The nation is grateful and the chief

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