This week also marked the passing of a British WWII veteran.
From the Telegraph.co.uk (Obituaries)
Flight Lieutenant Les Brodrick , who has died aged 91, was one of the 76 men to escape from Stalag Luft III during “The Great Escape” [basis for Steve McQueen movie of same name], which resulted in the murder of 50 RAF officers on the direct orders of Hitler.
A real life hero whose story is well worth reading.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9990823/Flight-Lieutenant-Les-Brodrick.html