Editing Arma, Kansas (section)

=== V-J celebration ===
Arma's V-J Homecoming celebration is believed to be the oldest running [[Victory over Japan Day|V-J Day]] or World War II celebration in the country. Held annually the second weekend of August, Arma's V-J Homecoming Celebration started in 1946 as a way to honor local veterans returning home from World War II, and has evolved into a family festival. The original V-J Day was August 15, 1945, the day the Victory Over Japan was celebrated by the Allied Nations. On September 2, 1945, the Japanese signed the official surrender document. That Labor Day weekend marked the end of nearly four years of devastation, loss and sacrifice for the nation. More than 300,000 Americans in the armed services died in Europe and the Pacific arenas. The very next year, Arma celebrated its VJ Day in connection with homecoming activities, and the V-J Homecoming Celebration was born.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://armakansas.org/event-vjhome.html |title=VJ Homecoming |publisher=City of Arma, Kansas |accessdate=12 June 2018}}</ref>