Military marks 75th anniversary of WWII's end at D.C. memorial (8 images)

U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, led a ceremony at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II on Wednesday. Also known as Victory Over Japan, or V-J, Day, it was the date in 1945 that Japan signed an unconditional surrender aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay.

A bugler prepares to play at the National World War II Memorial ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the war. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley places a wreath during a ceremony at the National World War II Memorial honoring the 75th anniversary of V-J Day, the end of World War II, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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The memorial opened in 2004 on the National Mall. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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An honor guard wearing a face mask to protect from COVID-19 prepares for the ceremony. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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