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С Днем Победы! Happy Victory Day!

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С Днём Победы! (May 9, 2013)


There's really nothing else to say... (May 9, 2013)

 I will go home tonight, have a drink, and remember my grandpa Meyer who was killed in action in a Battle of Kursk and my grandpa Andrey who fought all the way to Berlin. I will think of countless lives lost during WWII and reflect on life, family, friends... and maybe have another drink... that's all...

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