UK children write to WWII veterans for VE Day 80th anniversary
The VE Mail initiative was launched by campaign group Together Coalition to mark 80 years since Nazi Germany surrendered, ending the war in Europe. The group encouraged schools and youth centres to request a letter from a veteran, detailing their wartime experience and its significance to them.
Around 1,300 schools requested a letter, and children participating in the programme replied with their own letters.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission will put the letters from veterans and children into the national archive.
Answer: to teach new generations about the significance of World War II
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