Just a few of 'em left.

[emmygirl]

My wife and I visited Bedford, Va. this past October and had the privilage of visiting the D Day Memorial there. My son and daughter-in-law live in Bedford and we all went to this most amazing and humbling tribute to our living world war 2 veterans as well as the many who died on the beachs of Normandy. I was born on July 21, 1945 and have a family of WW2 veterans. My father, my uncles and my aunts all served with great patrotism and courage,two of whom died in the Pacific arena. My father in law is now 88 years old and was on the Yorktown. Oh how he loves to tell the stories of courageous young Americans fighting for the freedoms we now many times take for granted. God bless all the remaining WW2 veterans and their service to our great country..

[ethicsprof]

great thread, steve.
the generation of true giants.
my father,who died some 21 years ago, was one of the WWII vets with a purple heart,2
bronze stars, and more.

to the few left, my highest admiration.

best,
barry

[ChiefBenderForever]

My father inlaw is a WWII vet, on the baseball tip he grew up a Yankees fan and saw Ruth, Gehrig, ect ect but doesn't like to talk about the war at all but every now and then will tell a story. The one he told that I always think about is one day overseas he got a telegram that informed him that his father had passed away six months earlier. It's hard to fathom that it took six months for him to get word on his father when these days people get texts and emails from friends and family letting them know they are being shot at up on a mountain side as it is happening.

[joeadcock]

Jon, thanks for the view of the map. Have been interested in D day since I was a kid.

I am fortunate to see WWII veterans almost every day in my career. I have seen many die also. It is terrible. I do try and thank then whenever I can.

As Archie Bunker called it:the big one.

Thanks for the thread.

[bbcard1]

If you ever get a chance to read The Bedford Boys, it is highly recommended. It is the story of one town where virtually all their young men were killed in the first wave. I got a chance to meet Ray Nance, who died a few years back at 94.