Me too. My dad was in the Navy, training for the invasion of Japan. People today are clueless as to the sacrifices made during WWII. I remember my mom telling me their weekly gasoline ration was three (3) gallons.
My dad was in the Army Air Corps. There was no US AIR FORCE then. He served in MacArthur’s Army Air Corp in New Guinea and the invasion of Luzon. He was on the beach when Dug Out Doug walked across the water and said “I have returned”.
My father was shot twice on Luzon and came home in a hospital ship.
When I read about these stupid second guessing articles I always ask how many US service men & women and Japanese died on Okinawa? Multiply by a factor of at least 10 fold. This was the southern most homeland island of Japan. Of course, we should have dropped the Atomic bombs. Doing so saved millions of lives.