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FILE - In this Sept. 2, 1945, file photo, Japanese officials stand in a group facing representatives of the Allied armed forces prior to signing the surrender agreement on the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, during the surrender ceremony marking the end of World War II. Some U.S. veterans and government officials will gather Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Hawaii to mark the 75th anniversary of the surrender. (AP Photo/Max Desfor, File)