RE: The ‘Greatest Generation’ was special but was it truly the greatest?
The 1776 Generation was the Greatest.
“The 1776 Generation was the Greatest.”
I agree. Close second was the 1860 generation
“The 1776 Generation was the Greatest.”
Absolutely.
The World Wars the US getting entangled in a global system that was originally the British Empire’s to take the mantle and continue it is sad.
World War One the original sin and World War Two a byproduct of it that the USA was forced to fight in it we had no choice.
A generation of people thrown into a conflict they had to get into and lets not hate or disparage but respect the sacrifices they made up to and including the ultimate one.
But “war is hell” aa General Sherman said and its hell all around for family members left behind working in war factories and so on.
Family life totally disputed for millions and the seeds of more destruction of family life planted by World War Two.
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