[Nowhere Man]

But for some reason, this has really knocked me for a loop. I can’t quite explain it.

Me too. I heard it over the radio as I was driving, it took a lot to hold back most of the tears so I could still see. I'm still bummed about it. I know he was 82 and death is part of life plus old people do die, but still, it seems like we are losing contact with the past as time goes on. Same with the WWII generation, we are losing those guys and gals faster now. Already, the last WWI veteran died last year so we lost contact with that one.

[left that other site]

Indeed.

[rcrngroup]

...it seems like we are losing contact with the past as time goes on. Same with the WWII generation, we are losing those guys and gals faster now. Already, the last WWI veteran died last year so we lost contact with that one.

My elderly father is 95 yrs old, and a WWII navy vet as a lieutenant JG on a destroyer in the south Pacific, New Hebrides islands during the war. At a July 4 band concert this summer in our community park (Menomonie, WI) they had the veterans stand.... He was the only WWII vet who stood, out of about 6-700 or so band concert attendees including a number of vets from other wars subsequent to WWII. Quite a tear jerking experience when so many people came up to him and thanked him. The WWII remaining vets are a quickly diminishing group of vets.

And to Neil Armstrong....Rest in Peace!!!