But of course. What do you think would have happened had they printed such an issue for the weeks of June 3, 1944 or February 19, 1945?
No one would have stood for it. Not to mention that 200+ Americans died per day in World War II.
I don’t think such an expression would have gone very far or well publicly in the years you cite. I had friends who were in the late teens or early 20s who fought and died during the time. My only brother who was 20 years old died on Okinawa and I was just ready to turn 19 and was on Leyte being prepped for the invasion of Japan. I strongly believed then and still do today that the existence of the USA was in real trouble. I have my own views as to the participation of the USA in wars since. From one perspective my views can be taken as anti USA servicemen but in my heart I feel deeply about the comradeship and purpose/service of servicemen and I am very cynical politically about the wars the USA has been involved in since the Korean war. The war involvement since have much, if not all, to do with Bush1s ‘new world order’ as much as I see. Obama has extended that purpose for reasons of his and his cabal including the likes of Soros. Even the USA chief justice was caught with a briefcase, ostensibly with cash, ready to enter the Vatican Bank on Malta after assuring passage of Obamacare. Now we learn that our USA government is rife with devious people and least among these are the Muslim friends/agents of so called friendly Arab nations. The issues today are much different than those of the 1940s. I wish such were handled in a corresponding manner today.