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Tens of thousands of children in the UK wrote to World War II veterans as part of a project aimed at teaching new generations about the significance of the conflict before the Victory in Europe Day celebrations on May 8.
The VE Mail initiative was launched by campaign group Together Coalition to mark 80 years since Nazi Germany surrendered, ending the war in Europe. The group encouraged schools and youth centres to request a letter from a veteran, detailing their wartime experience and its significance to them.
Around 1,300 schools requested a letter, and children participating in the programme replied with their own letters.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission will put the letters from veterans and children into the national archive.
Answer: to teach new generations about the significance of World War II
