Although September 2 is the designated V-J Day in the entire United States, the event is recognized as an official holiday only in the U.S. state of Rhode Island, where the holiday's official name is "Victory Day",[20] and it is observed on the second Monday of August. There have been several attempts in the 1980s and 1990s to eliminate or rename the holiday on the grounds that it is discriminatory. While those all failed, the Rhode Island General Assembly did pass a resolution in 1990 "stating that Victory Day is not a day to express satisfaction in the destruction and death caused by nuclear bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki."[21] It is instead commemorative of those who fought, as Rhode Island sent a significantly above-average percentage of its population into the Pacific theater.
To recognize the Franklin Fallen Heroes from World War II, I'll be sharing their information this week. Thanks to Rose Turco for putting it together to recognize them and for allowing me to share this with you.
Monday, Aug 12 is the second Monday in August and Rhode Island is celebrating this day. I'll post two per day until the World War II listing is complete
Bullukian
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/08/fallen-hero-warrant-officer-david.html
Christakes
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/08/fallen-hero-seaman-1st-class-charles.html
This was originally posted to Franklin Matters. You can jump over there to catch the full series as it grows.
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/08/franklin-fallen-heroes-series.html
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