[Aeronaut]

Good post. One of my Aunts was a WAC in the South Pacific. It was a different time. Everyone wanted to win and was willing to get involved. My dad was Navy, mom worked in an ordinance plant, all three uncles and the aforementioned aunt were Army.

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks for sharing Aeronaut. My Mom was a WAVE, my dad and all his brothers were Army. You had to be 21 to join the WAVEs so in the meantime, waiting for her 21st birthday she volunteered sewing buttons and names on uniforms. It was indeed a "war effort" and back then everyone was involved.

Personally I think the opportunity to have the nation join in was available after 9-11 but our leaders didn't give us the chance. I'm sure we could have raised thousands of volunteers to patrol areas at home, write letters and make things for the troops, and whatever was needed. Folks were crying out to help and 'they' let the moment slip away and instead we have only bureaucracies and businesses handling things.

I know here on FR and other folks do contribute, especially for our troops but it could have been so much bigger.

my 2 cent Sunday rant. ;-)

[SAMWolf]

It was a different time

It sure was, sometimes I think we've given away our sense of a national identity.