Posted on 09/14/2014 7:41:56 AM PDT by snowtigger
He was indeed part of The Greatest Generation. RIP, Sir, and thank you for your service and dedication to our freedom.
RIP. Thanks for sharing his story. It will truly be a sad day when the last WWII vet goes home. My great nephew’s name is August, he is 2 1/2, and likes to wear his long hair in a patriot’s ponytail. Let’s hope he stays on that path.
Condolences to your family. We lost my Father, a P-38 pilot based on Guam, December 4, 2012.
They will never be forgotten as they truly were the GREAT generation.
Rest in Peace, Buddy. God Bless.
They were the best.
It renewed my faith in this country and it's future to see men such as these doing their duty. I thanked them for their service to us all as well as their help in this time of grief. Their answer was that it was they who were honored to perform this duty to a Vet.
Please keep praying for these and ALL our men in uniform.
Prayers up for today’s generation, that they wake up and understand what makes a nation great.
The old WWII vets, my late father included, already have earned God’s rewards.
My condolences to you and your family.
The original MB is still in the shop at Wright/Patterson AFB Dayton OH. http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/story/2012-06-24/Memphis-Belle-famed-WWII-bomber-being-restored-in-Ohio/55786672/1
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That movie been on a lot on GRIT TV that new ota channel for men
Ball turret gunners clanked when they walked. RIP to a good man.
Thanks for sharing his story.
Ball turret gunners were big time targets of the Luftwaffe.
He probably saw a lot of things and remembers many friends who did not make it. The missions and the psychological toll on the crews was pure hell.
He probably thought it was best left unsaid.
The Lord granted Him a long life, as a partial reward for his service.
Thank you for paying to tribute to him.
We owe the America of today to men like him who fought to preserve it.
I always thought this song was a nice tribute to the generation....RIP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYGwxf1gCC4
... he would never talk about the war. When he did, he would only tell ...
As a kid, I listened to lots of the older men discuss the war. They would skip the personal stories, and talk strategy, big picture stuff. They would talk about dry socks, the food, the cold, the terrain, or whatever. I was older before I learned what had been left out, but the place names told the story.
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