If there’s one thing that honest people remember for the rest of their days, it’s when selfless heroes rush into harm’s way when their need is dire.
My daughter spent a couple of years living in Japan. She was impressed by the older men she met who spoke of GI’s getting them milk and treats when they were kids, right after WWII, when (unlike today) Japan was not only not our ally, but was a defeated enemy. Those men grew up loving Americans.