“The passage of time will never diminish the respect and gratitude of Americans for the sacrifice and valor of those who fought to safeguard liberty in World War II on the battlefield and on the Home Front.”
The basic message above is quite true. What’s left out is this bunch also survived the great depression in order to accomplish all of that.
The sad part is they gave it all away through leniency when they were in political control in the 60’s, 70’s and some later on. The give away was allowing the cultural revolution of the 60’s which bred today’s mess. The leniency allowed abortions. It allowed communism to take over academia, the MSM and Hollywood.
As a young man I knew several WWII vets with kids my age that said they wanted things better for their kids, which basically meant spoiling them and keeping them in college to avoid the draft.
Hard Times make Good Men
Good Men make Good Times
Good Times make Weak Men
Weak Men make Hard Times