Europe will mark V-E Day's 80th anniversary as once-unbreakable bonds with the US are under pressure
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If the Americans hadn't come, we wouldn't be here, the Belgian retiree said.
Gratitude for me means that I am eternally indebted, because I can live free today, Legrand said.
We know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
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