80th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific marked across Australia
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Commemorations have taken place in Australia to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific, the day that marked the end of the Second World War. Almost a million Australians served their country from 1939 to 1945 and more than 39,000 people died.
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