The 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan (VJ) Day was marked by a ceremony in Stornoway.
VJ Day marks the date Japan surrendered, bringing the Second World War to a close
This campaign saw some of the fiercest fighting of the WWII and in some of the harshest conditions.
Around 71,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers died, while many thousands were taken as prisoners of war, enduring terrible mental and physical trauma.
War in Europe ended in May 1945 but for another four months many thousands of armed forces personnel were still engaged in bitter fighting in the Asia-
A two minutes silence was observed at the Lewis War Memorial on Saturday.
Western Isles Lord Lieutenant, Donald Martin and comhairle convenor Norman Macdonald laid wreathes as did Elizabeth Jappy for the Burma Star Association.
Earlier, Mr Martin presented a medallion to WWII veteran Kenny Nicolson at his Stornoway home. Mr Nicolson worked at the code breaking Station X of Bletchley Park that helped enable the British decrypt the Germans’ Enigma code.
Claire Armstrong, chief executive of Legion Scotland, said: “Victory over Japan came at a heavy price, and VJ Day marks the day Japan surrendered on the 15 August 1945, which in effect ended the Second World War.”
She paid tribute “not only to the British forces but the Allied and Commonwealth forces, without whom the defeat of Japan would not have been possible.”
Comahirle convenor, Norman Macdonald; Western Isles Lord Lieutenant, Donald Martin, Elizabeth Jappy, Burma Star Association; Francis Jefferson, British Royal Legion
Aaron Ingram played the bagpipes at the event
Western Isles Lord Lieutenant, Donald Martin laid the first wreath
Army cadet Karen Logue, sounded the Last Post on the bugle
Standard bearers attended the ceremony
Remembrance ceremony marks 75 years since the end of World War II
16 August 2020