VE Mail Initiative由竞选集团在下周举行的比赛之前共同发起，以纪念自纳粹德国投降以来80年

VE Mail Initiative是由竞选集团在下周举行的比赛之前共同发起的，以纪念自纳粹德国投降以来80年，这表明结束了欧洲战争。

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是由竞选集团在下周举行的比赛之前共同发起的，以纪念自纳粹德国投降以来80年，这表明结束了欧洲战争。

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.

联盟共同鼓励学校和青年中心要求一位退伍军人的来信，详细介绍他们的战时经验及其对他们的意义，并在80年后对他们的意义。

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

该组织说：“如果我们希望De Day的遗产继续前进，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.

大约有1300所学校要求一封信，参加该计划的孩子们回答了自己的信。

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.

该组织周四表示，从那以后，退伍军人开始收到“邮件袋中充满了回复的邮件袋”，并补充说，信件的数量是成千上万的。

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".

收到答复的退伍军人包括103岁的庞巴迪·汤姆·琼斯（Bombardier Tom Jones），他说：“当时的胜利意味着世界对我们来说是世界 - 但今天的价值观与当时的价值观一样重要”。

"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.

他补充说：“随着我们与我们同在的退伍军人更少，VE Mail是将记忆和意义传递给下一代的主要机会。”

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

英联邦战争坟墓委员会表示，将把退伍军人和儿童的来信放入国家档案馆。

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日在欧洲纪念日（VE Day）获胜，但庆祝活动将于周一在英国开始，这是一个预定的公共假期。

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

英国官方硬币制造商皇家造币厂说，纪念这一场合的纪念硬币从周四开始出售。

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硬币将以一件和平为特色，这是一款最初是为1995年庆祝活动创建的，标志着50周年。

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

新硬币带有“和平善意”的铭文，并将以一系列饰面提供。