VJ Day: Sombre Royal Navy Sailors Honour Second World War Dead in Emotional Commemoration for 80th Anniversary

A Royal Marines musician played the bagpipes during the ceremony. Military bagpipers at dawn on VJ Day performed at several landmarks across the …

Commanding Officer Captain Blackett, along with Lieutenant Commander Ihara of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force and Lieutenant Commander Rogeness of the United States Navy, laid commemorative wreaths. A Royal Marines musician played the bagpipes during the ceremony. Military bagpipers at dawn on VJ Day performed at several landmarks across the UK, including the Cenotaph and Edinburgh Castle.