As an American of polish descent, I want to honor Polands WWII contributions.
Many Poles died in concentration camps, and they fought bravely!
I would also like to thank them for producing 2 of the finest folks I know, my maternal grandparents, who both came here as young children through Ellis Island, and my paternal grandmother.
oops, that should say 3 of the finest folks I know -its early :(
All four of my grandparents came from Russian occupied Poland about a century ago.
> Many Poles died in concentration camps, and they fought bravely!
...and they fought the longest of any of the Allies. Polish troops sustained huge combat losses relative to their numbers, particularly in the Battle of Britain. And the Polish Brigade fought bravely and well under Maj-Gen Stanislaw Sosabowski during Operation Market-Garden.
The Poles deserve to have this anniversary commemorated properly by all of her WW-II Allies and it is a scandal that this is not going to happen.