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My uncle, Robert S. Webb, won the DFC with 7 oak leaf clusters and 55 missions over Germany and Italy. Once he flew in leading a squadron and came back as the acting wing commander. He was a gentle, kind, and tough man. It was an honor to know him. You can see his flying if you ever see Twelve O'Clock High. His younger brother, Daniel Webb, served in the Asia-Pacific Theater. Another brother, Loftus Webb, was in the Merchant Marine, and another, Richard Webb, was a medic in Darby's Rangers. (He missed D-Day because a Ranger was very ill and he was ordered to stay behind and take care of the Ranger.)

We may never see a generation like theirs again; but we will see courage and heroism as long as Americans believe their country is worth fighting for.

I love them all, even as they are on the Other Side.