In both World Wars, seventeen year old young men (that’s what they were, unlike today’s snowflakes) were lying about their age in order to enlist.
My grandfather was older than that when he volunteered in 1917, but he had just married my grandmother who was sixteen at the time. As the saying went,
“There are sixteen year old girls, and there are sixteen year old women.”
In those days, adult responsibilities for most came at an earlier age.
They were married almost fifty years when Grandpa died of a stroke.
And now we have stunted children like Greta Thunberg being led around by middle aged children as an example to the rest of us.
Madness.....MADNESS!!!
My father, 94, is a WWII vet. One of those boys that lied about his age at 17 to get in. He has some amazing stories. He was a medic. He even helped rescue men from the USS Indianapolis.
I am so fortunate to still have both my parents, 94 and 91. Living in their own in their house doing incredible for their ages. Will celebrate their 72nd anniversary in May.
My mother also has many stories of the war effort and the sacrifices everyone was more than happy to do.
Yeah. Very different times. Completely different people.
NO one has those anymore!