Vet remembers V-J Day on 75th anniversary

Vet remembers V-J Day on 75th anniversary

WAR TWO - 75-YEARS LATER.OUR KATIE KELEHER SHARES THESTORY OF A BROKEN ARROWVETERAN - ONE OF THE FEWSTILL WITH US - WHO WANTS USALL TO KNOW... V-J DAY ISIMPORTANT TO REMEMBER.THIS IS WHAT 4TH AND BOSTONIN DOWNTOWN TULSA LOOKSLIKE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.BUT 75 YEARS AGO.

IT WAS ADIFFERENT STORY.00:28:13;29-00:28:22;57FRANK RIESINGER, WWIIVETERAN"So that was, I'd say about5:30, because people weregetting off work, gatheringat thiscorner to, you know, they'regetting off and going out ofthe building." CROWDSGATHERING - TICKER TAPEFALLING - CELEBRATINGVICTORY OVER JAPAN AND THEEND OF WORLD WAR TWO - ONWHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS V-JDAY.

94-YEAR-OLD WWIIVETERAN FRANK RIESINGERKNOWS ALL ABOUT IT.

HE WASTHERE.

SOTS=BUTTED00:30:05;50-00:30:09;02FRANK RIESINGER, WWIIVETERAN "Probably one ofthe most thrilling days ofmylife."00:08:35;30-00:08:52;09FRANK RIESINGER, WWIIVETERAN "The paper comingdown and trying to catch thepaper.

Seeing the girls formtheir congo line, lining upand down the street.

Carsare all driving by, honkingtheir horns.

And that justwent on for hours and hoursand hours in downtownTulsa." FRANK IS CARRYING ONTHOSE CELEBRATIONS 75 YEARSLATER.AND ISN'T LETTING A PANDEMICSTOP HIM.00:24:53;48-00:25:09;24FRANK RIESINGER, WWIIVETERAN "I've got anotheryear or two to live.

Maybe.Maybe a little bit longer,but probably not.

Maybenot more than a week or two.I don't know when my time'sup.

But any way what have Igot to lose?

So, I'm goingto celebrate because it wasso important to me, thewar." THIS YEAR'SANNIVERSARY COMES WITH AFLYOVER fly over nat AND APARTY nat music AT THEBROKEN ARROW PERFORMING ARTSCENTER.

HE ALSO HASHUNDREDS OF PIECES OFMEMORABILIA.

INCLUDING ANEWSPAPER FROM NEARLY EVERYDAY DURING THE WAR.

FRANKSAYS V-J DAY IS IMPORTANT.BECAUSE - WHILE AMERICACELEBRATES VETERANS DAY ONNOVEMBER 11TH - THAT DAYMARKS THE END OF WORLD WARONE.

00:10:53;46-00:11:03;38FRANK RIESINGER, WWIIVETERAN "But we never hadcelebrated the end of WorldWar II.

Which was a far, fargreater war than World WarOne was." FRANK HAS DONE ALOT TO REMEMBER THAT JOYOUSDAY 75 YEARS AGO.

BUT - IT'SCOMING TO AN END.

HE SAYSTHIS IS THE LAST YEAR FORTHE V-J DAY CELEBRATION.

FORONE - THERE'S NOT MANY WORLDWAR TWO VETERANS STILLALIVE.

AND - HE BELIEVESIT'S TOO FAR IN THE PAST.00:15:20;37-00:15:28;49FRANK RIESINGER, WWIIVETERAN "When I was a kid Ilooked back about 75 yearsto the Civil War and wedidn't celebrate that.

So,it's been too long."MEANWHILE - FRANK WILLCONTINUE HIS COLLECTING.NEVER FORGETTING WHAT THECOUNTRY WENT THROUGH FORFREEDOM.00:18:24;10-00:18:33;22FRANK RIESINGER, WWIIVETERAN "It's intense withme.

It's interesting to me.It's important to me.

Andthat's my life.

And so,that's why I made myselfremember." KATIE KELEHER, 2WORKS FOR YOU."NOW... YOUR 2 WORKS FOR YOU