 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 in . 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.