Silent generation is the accepted name for that generation of 1925-1945, greatest generation doesn’t mean anything, it includes people from several generations.
Heck, where does all this leave my Dad, born in 1917, who fought in WWII? What generation was he a part of?
Why the hell do you persist in pursing your inane off the rails comments on a thread commemorating Audie L. Murphy’s courage and his achievements?
You’ve effectively killed the thread and embarrassed yourself.
I’ve read enough of your posts over the years to know your heart is in the right place, but tonight you screwed the pooch.
The silent generation was the foundation of the greatest American music ever made — Big bands, bebop, West Coast Jazz, etc.
It flared and died in a matter of some 15 years because it was replaced by R&R.
“There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which can not fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance-that principle is contempt prior to investigation.”
FreepRegards.