I find this project to be of benefit to the ignorant. Every day, without fail, I post something of which I was previously ignorant. If not before I posted it then before I came across it on the microfilm. The trials of the Franklin is one of several examples of this from today's post
More seriously, and to your point, WW2 contained innumerable remarkable stories, for both the soldiers and sailors and also the citizenry. You have done a wonderful job--you're still doing it, actually--of bringing some of the more well-known such stories to our attention. You and I had previous-generation relatives directly involved, but we are aging and two decades from now few will have a personal stake in these stories. The lessons from that conflict are still vibrant for us, though, and you have my deep personal appreciation for fanning these flames, and lighting those new to us, into fresh remembrance.