80 Years After the End of World War II, a Dangerous Legacy Lingers in the Pacific

80 years after the end of World War II, a dangerous legacy lingers in the Pacific

On September 2, 1945, the Second World War ended when Japan officially surrendered. Today, on the 80th anniversary, the physical legacy of the conflict remains etched into land and sea.

WWII ended 80 years ago; A Ky. vet reflects on serving in the deadliest conflict

NEW ORLEANS — The lean, bespectacled veteran from Kentucky sat silently in the early evening of Aug. 14 on a stage in the cavernous U.S. Freedom Pavilion in the National WWII Museum.

Kentucky WWII vet reflects on serving in the deadliest conflict

NEW ORLEANS – The lean, bespectacled veteran from Kentucky sat silently in the early evening of Aug. 14 on a stage in the cavernous U.S. Freedom Pavilion in the National WWII Museum.

World War II ended 80 years ago. A KY vet reflects on serving in the deadliest conflict.

Sanford L. Jones, second from left, relaxes with buddies in Italy. He was drafted as a teenager in Perry County and flew missions over Germany, Italy, Austria and Yugoslavia as a gunner on B-24 Liberators. (Photo courtesy of Sanford L. Jones Jr.)NEW ORLEANS – The lean, bespectacled veteran from Kentucky sat silently in the early evening of Aug. 14 on a stage in the cavernous U.S. Freedom Pavilion in the National WWII Museum. With vintage war pla…

World War II ended 80 years ago. A Kentucky vet reflects on serving in the deadliest conflict.

World War II, the deadliest conflict in history, officially came to an end on Sept. 2, 1945. A Kentucky survivor of the war, Sanford L. Jones Sr., will turn 100 on Sept. 22.