Charles Norman Shay, left, 96-years-old American writer and veteran from World War II and the Korean War, left, and Evgeny Kuropatkov, 97-years-old, Russian veteran of WWII started the war in 1941 and finished as a participant in the Victory Parade in Moscow on June 24, 1945, salute as they visit the Rossoshinskoe military memorial cemetery for Soviet soldiers who died during fighting for Stalingrad, during the WWII, in Volgograd, Russia, Friday, April 23, 2021. Russia will celebrate celebrate 76 years of the victory in WWII on May 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Dmitry Rogulin)