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The years of war were

Left: Admiral Nimitz signs the Surrender documents on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, as MacArthur, Halsey, and many others observe. Above: The Japanese delegation signs as American planes fly overhead, making sure that nothing goes wrong.

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When MacArthur accepted the surrender documents, he said, "Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world, and that God will preserve it always. These proceedings are now closed."