This incredible feat happened exactly 70 years ago today...
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Go get 'em, Swede! At last check, he's still alive and kicking at age 97 or 98, (I can't find info on his birth date, but he was born in 1914) and by all accounts is still as sharp as a tack.
May 8th also represents V-E Day, the end of World War II in Europe.
(I don't know why it displayed twice, but what the hell...)
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