 The ceremony was held near the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D. C. The 60th anniversary of Victory Day is scheduled to be celebrated in Russia , and other successor states of the Soviet Union , on May 9, 2005.
<clarity>  The ceremony was held near the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D. C. The 60th anniversary of Victory Day is scheduled to be celebrated in Russia , and other successor states of the Soviet Union , on May 9, 2005.
 The ceremony was held near the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D. C. The 60th anniversary of Victory Day is scheduled to be celebrated in Russia , and other successor states of the , on May 9, 2005.