VE Mail Initiative由競選集團在下週舉行的比賽之前共同發起，以紀念自納粹德國投降以來80年

VE Mail Initiative是由競選集團在下週舉行的比賽之前共同發起的，以紀念自納粹德國投降以來80年，這表明結束了歐洲戰爭。

The VE Mail initiative was launched by campaign group Together Coalition ahead of events next week to mark 80 years since Nazi Germany surrendered, signalling an end to the war in Europe.

VE Mail Initiative是由競選集團在下週舉行的比賽之前共同發起的，以紀念自納粹德國投降以來80年，這表明結束了歐洲戰爭。

Together Coalition encouraged schools and youth centres to request a letter from a veteran, detailing their wartime experience and its significance to them 80 years later.

聯盟共同鼓勵學校和青年中心要求一位退伍軍人的來信，詳細介紹他們的戰時經驗及其對他們的意義，並在80年後對他們的意義。

"The next generation is particularly important if we want the legacy of VE Day to live on," said the group.

該組織說：“如果我們希望De Day的遺產繼續前進，下一代尤其重要。”

Around 1,300 schools requested a letter and children participating in the programme have replied with their own letters.

大約有1300所學校要求一封信，參加該計劃的孩子們回答了自己的信。

Veterans have since started to receive "mail bags full of responses from schoolchildren," the group said Thursday, adding the number of letters was in the tens of thousands.

該組織週四表示，從那以後，退伍軍人開始收到“郵件袋中充滿了回复的郵件袋”，並補充說，信件的數量是成千上萬的。

Veterans who received replies included 103-year-old bombardier Tom Jones, who said "the victory meant the world to us at the time - but the values are as relevant today as they were then".

收到答复的退伍軍人包括103歲的龐巴迪·湯姆·瓊斯（Bombardier Tom Jones），他說：“當時的勝利意味著世界對我們來說是世界 - 但今天的價值觀與當時的價值觀一樣重要”。

"With fewer surviving veterans still with us, VE Mail is a major opportunity to pass the baton of memory and of meaning to the next generation," he added.

他補充說：“隨著我們與我們同在的退伍軍人更少，VE Mail是將記憶和意義傳遞給下一代的主要機會。”

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has said it will put letters from veterans and children into the national archive.

英聯邦戰爭墳墓委員會表示，將把退伍軍人和兒童的來信放入國家檔案館。

Victory in Europe Day, known as VE Day, is celebrated on May 8 each year, but celebrations will begin in the UK on Monday, a scheduled public holiday.

每年5月8日在歐洲紀念日（VE Day）獲勝，但慶祝活動將於週一在英國開始，這是一個預定的公共假期。

The Royal Mint, the UK's official coin maker, said that commemorative coins to mark the occasion were on sale from Thursday.

英國官方硬幣製造商皇家造幣廠說，紀念這一場合的紀念硬幣從周四開始出售。

The VE Day 50p coin will feature a dove of peace, a design originally created for 1995 celebrations marking the 50th anniversary.

VE Day 50p硬幣將以一件和平為特色，這是一款最初是為1995年慶祝活動創建的，標誌著50週年。

The new coins bear the inscription "In peace goodwill" and will be available in a range of finishes.

新硬幣帶有“和平善意”的銘文，並將以一系列飾面提供。