Some of those brave men are still with us (over 100 years old ) and they're in France this week, simply amazing. I think history is correct; they were the greatest generation.
We should never forget. While my dad was away with the Navy, I remember listening to the radio for news of the war with my mother, her parents and my brother.
We should never forget. While my dad was away with the Navy, I remember listening to the radio for news of the war with my mother, her parents and my brother.
My dad was also in the Navy during WWII on the USS Pittsburgh in the Pacific theater at this time. His three brothers were as well!
The generations who served in WW1 and WW2 were certainly very brave and sacrificed tremendously; more than most of us could ever truly comprehend or understand. Their contribution to making our world a better place must always be taught to our young and much more needs to be done to remember and respect their legacy IMHO.
The generations who served in WW1 and WW2 were certainly very brave and sacrificed tremendously; more than most of us could ever truly comprehend or understand. Their contribution to making our world a better place must always be taught to our young and much more needs to be done to remember and respect their legacy IMHO.
Wow Bob, Tony.... your fathers were in WW II, incredible. I agree with all comments, too many young people, from all walks of life, simply do not understand the significance of WW II.
Wow Bob, Tony.... your fathers were in WW II, incredible. I agree with all comments, too many young people, from all walks of life, simply do not understand the significance of WW II.
How right you are sir!
Dad was born 1912 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The family came to the US and numbered 11 - 9 children. Dad was the oldest of four males. All four served in the US military during WWII.
The USS Pittsburg is a beautiful Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, Tony. Obviously, your dad was well aft when the ship lost her forward 100 feet during the 1945 typhoon !
The USS Pittsburg is a beautiful Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, Tony. Obviously, your dad was well aft when the ship lost her forward 100 feet during the 1945 typhoon !
As kids, we heard that story 100 times. He helped close the 'seadoors'. In Guam, awaiting the ship that towed the bow back to the base, they referred to the Pittsburgh as the longest ship in the world. LOL!
We should also remember the Axis, who fought hard for a thing they believed in.
And don't tell me they were wrong, because even on both sides people tend to follow the one person that talks AND delivers.
Look at what we still do to each other these days.
Well, there's an entire day's debate here but I'll say this AND no more. Just like today, those people were on the wrong side of history, regurgitating falsehoods & lies, not facts that can be proven and corroborated.
The main problem today is that we can't even get people to at least agree on FACTS. There are facts, and then there are those who choose to accept "alternative facts" even when they're proven false.
"It's easier to fool people than it is to convince them that they have been fooled."
With all due respect Joop, I cannot "remember the Axis," most KNEW better (just like today ) but were either too afraid or too worried about peer pressure to speak out. I'll never forget seeing German townspeople walking through concentration camps glaring at the unimaginable horrors all the while claiming they "had no idea."
