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The Rhode Island Hospice Veterans Partnership Honoring, educating and promoting quality end of life care for Rhode Island's Veterans and their families.

09/10/2026

Charlie Kirk was assassinated one year ago today 🕊️

09/02/2026

On September 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered to the Allied powers aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, officially bringing World War II to an end. The ceremony came after Japan had announced its decision to surrender on August 15, following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Soviet declaration of war against Japan.

By the summer of 1945, Japan’s military position had become desperate. Its navy and air force had been severely weakened, Allied bombing had devastated Japanese cities, and a naval blockade had crippled the country’s economy. After the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki on August 9, the Soviet Union also entered the war against Japan and launched an offensive in Manchuria.

Emperor Hirohito ultimately decided that accepting surrender was preferable to continued destruction. On August 15, he announced Japan’s surrender to the Japanese people in his first-ever radio broadcast. However, the formal surrender ceremony was delayed until September 2 so representatives of the major Allied powers could attend.

That morning, more than 250 Allied warships were anchored in Tokyo Bay as Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signed on behalf of the Japanese government.

General Yoshijiro Umezu then signed for Japan’s armed forces. Allied representatives followed, including General Douglas MacArthur for the Allied powers and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz for the United States. Representatives of China, Britain, the Soviet Union, Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands and New Zealand also signed.

The ceremony lasted about 20 minutes. With the final signatures completed aboard the USS Missouri, the most devastating global conflict in history had officially come to an end.

06/06/2026

June 6, 1944

12/07/2025

WE WILL NEVER FORGET.

84 years ago, our country was attacked...the response from our GREATEST GENERATION solidified America as a SUPERPOWER.

Our victory in WWII honors the service members lost during this tragic attack.

12/07/2025

Pearl Harbor Day 🇺🇸 | December 7, 1941

Tomorrow, we pause to Honor the Americans whose lives were forever changed on this day 84 years ago.
A quiet Sunday morning turned into one of the darkest moments in our nation’s history and one of the greatest displays of courage the world has ever seen.

2,403 Americans were killed.
Hundreds more were wounded.
And countless families received news that shattered their world.

But amid the smoke, chaos, and fear, ordinary men and women showed extraordinary bravery.
Sailors fought through fire.
Medics risked their lives to pull others to safety.
Service members stood their ground, not knowing if help would arrive in time.

This is the legacy we remember today.
Not just the attack, but the sacrifice, the valor, and the resilience of those who stood firm when the world changed around them.

To the Heroes we lost, and to the families who still carry their memory:
We see you. We Honor you. We will never forget.

Let us live each day with the gratitude their sacrifice deserves.

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