‘__________and being a bit scared out on the streets_________’
I was a kid then. My dad had the 4 of us (Mom and brother) get in the car, and drive a short distance into town - Huntington, Long Island.
The people were delirious with joy - some jumped on the running board of Dad’s Hudson (guess it was - we always had Hudsons), and rocked us around. The car felt like it was going to flip over - very frightening. We didn’t stay long. Quite a celebration.
Funny - can’t remember anything about the next day - - -
This is a video of VJ day in Hawaii - a Freeper posted this a year or so ago. It is color video from his dad’s silent home movies. The Freeper added in all of the sound effects - it is amazing, it sounds so real.
But what a time! Not only have how we fought wars changed (including the public’s participation via rations, etc.) - how we end wars has also changed.