![]() ![]() The Album is a tribute to courage and sacrifice and marks the moment 75 years ago when victory was finally secured by a people, and its Allies, who had suffered so mightily. Victory75: We’ll Meet Again chronicles the greatest conflict in the history of mankind from its roots in the inter-war period through six long years of struggle on both the home and battle fronts under the inspirational leadership of Winston Churchill – one of the greatest wartime Prime Ministers the world has ever known. Vera Lynn and the Prime Minister are joined by tributes from the Heads of the Navy, Army and Air Force, as well as the Lord Lieutenants of Guernsey and Jersey, respectively HE Vice Admiral Sir Ian Corder and HE Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton who tell the story of the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands, paying tribute to the fortitude of the local population. “Without their valour and sacrifice, all that is good and right would have perished from the earth”. Victory75: We’ll Meet Again also features an article by Prime Minister Boris Johnson who writes that “at the stroke of 11am on 8 May 19 church bells rang out across Britain… our debt to those who were present at that moment – surely the greatest generation of Britons who ever lived – can be simply expressed. Reflecting on all the sailors, soldiers and flyers Dame Vera saw leaving for war she writes “in my heart I still sing for them”. Topping the bill of writers is Dame Vera Lynn, whose songs spoke of love, sadness and hope, chiming with millions on both the home and battlefronts.“We’ll Meet Again” became an anthem of the war years, and has become so again in the current national emergency with Dame Vera and Katherine Jenkins recently taking it to the top of the charts – helped in no small way by Her Majesty the Queen invoking its spirit and meaning in her address to the Nation in the national emergency. SSAFA – the Armed Forces charity is excited to offer friends and supporters the opportunity to purchase Victory75: We’ll Meet Again – a 140 page, full-colour album chronicling Britain’s road from defeat to victory in a conflict which threatened the future of freedom in this country. And, as well as supporting SSAFA – for which I am most grateful, if you know of veterans or military families in need, please tell them to seek our help, for often they are too proud to ask themselves. ![]() Please support the events and this impressive publication it celebrates the individuals who put the nation before themselves seventy five years ago, just as people are doing today. We should take inspiration from the stoic resilience of the British people during a war in which this Nation came extremely close to defeat and when families suffered loss and great deprivation communities pulled together then, just as they are doing now. The VE Day anniversary comes during the Coronavirus lockdown when we are again seeking to overcome an existential threat, albeit very different by that posed by Nazi Germany and Japan in the 1940s. It is wholly appropriate that we keep the events of the past alive, both to celebrate the service and sacrifice of so many people which have allowed us to enjoy today’s freedoms and also to try and ensure that a conflict on the scale of World War II never happens again. Part of the proceeds from the book will bring in much needed funds to support the Armed Forces community. SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is delighted to be in partnership with ‘Victory75: We’ll Meet Again’, commemorating and celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the end of World War II, incorporating both VE Day and VJ Day. ![]()
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