fireworks lighting up the skies above pearl harbor in hawaii to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the world war ii. vj day, the display was provided by the japanese city of nagaoka, that's the hometown of the late admiral who planned the attack on pearl harbor putting the u.s. squarely into world war ii. this is one of just several memorial events around the globe honoring the millions who died during the second world war to preserve freedom. here in d.c., the world war ii memorial is probably my favorite. >> it is. >> and you always meet a vet when you're there. >> an honor to meet them, so amazing to hear the stories and realize this sort of generation that came home, the last war that everyone came home heroes from. and to see what they did with america to talk is fabulous. >> buckled down, went back to work -- >> and never talked about it.