Just saw the interview on Fox News. Very impressive. Sharma said he has to miss class to get this done. He said something like, "I'm learning much more doing this than I am in college." There it is...
81st Recon Battalion of the 1st Armored Div - I just have a photo album and a roster of towns in North Africa and Italy they passed through. And a picture of his light tank after it hit a mine.
I know a lot of data was lost when that records warehouse burned down a while back. What a shame.
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I would venture to guess that the majority of today's twenty-year-olds could not tell you the most basic things about WWII, let alone have any appreciation for the veteran's sacrifices.
“According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, there are around 558,000 World War II veterans that were still alive in 2017.
The youngest are in their late 80s and some are over a 100 years old. An average of 362 die each day, according to the VA.”
The death rate curve is exponential and will turn up radically from here on out. Very few make it to 100 years....
Some of the boys in our Trail Life USA troop are working on a badge called Military Heritage.
Part of it calls to interview a veteran and ask about their service.
Last night we had a panel of Veterans, mostly troop dad’s. I also invited a friend from church who was a retired Lt. Colonel from the Air Force.
I don’t know him really well. We found out he flew B-52’s and transferred to Huey Helicopters, earned a Distinguished Flying Cross in Vietnam and was the pilot for a former President.
We can all learn from these men.
Just spent some time with a guy who was a belly gunner on a b-17 in Europe. That’s like finding a 4 leaf clover! Sweet man. “ They picked me because I’m so short”.
Truly wonderful
HOORAY Rishi Sharma!
Clearly, Sharma is a brilliant and far-seeing fellow.
Let’s hope he publishes at least some of his findings.
That wacky Indian-American youth! Rushing all over documenting the history of freedom fighters instead of joining an identity group’s hatefest... /s