No disrespect intended to anyone from that era, but I've always felt that the whole "Greatest Generation" thing was a farce. For all their accomplishments, it's also true that a lot of social/political pathologies that have infected this nation can be traced to that generation, too.
My dad was in Army Infantry in N. Africa, Italy, & Germany, a hardened combat veteran - on his way to Japan when
President Truman ordered the atom bomb be dropped on Japan.
President Roosevelt had been his Commander-in-Chief all
during the war. My parents loved FDR. To them, he had
rescued them from the Depression. (Momma’s family had almost
starved during that Depression.) Of course, Daddy respected
Truman as well. However, he DID vote for Reagan after the
Carter debacle. - The Clintons pulled the wool over his
eyes later. - He passed away in 2002. Momma in 1999.
When he got out of the Army, he had lost his hearing from
the constant shelling and noise of war. - On many fronts,
the trauma of war had affected his judgment. He was shell
shocked all to hell.
The truth of the matter is that NO human political party
will ever be able to govern the mess man has made of this
world. That is why Christ will return to this earth to
rule. I say, MARANATHA!