The Dutch observe May 5th as Liberation Day.

The significance of the date is because the Commander-in-Chief of all German forces in the Netherlands formally surrendered his command to the Canadian Army in the Dutch town of Wageningen on May 5th, 1945.

Lest We Forget.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/s/cpress/20050505/ca_pr_on_wo/ve_cda_surrender/nc:2384;_ylt=Ama3T.s2dOSyW1hTSsdui8ds9L4F;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Man, the parade in Holland was really boring . I was only interested in those bombers and planes.