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Originally Posted by WernherVonTrapp

I fear that she is not the last, especially with the current economic trends. I know the USS Ling was in jeopardy too, the last time I visited her anyway. I fear that, before long, no one will even remember the sacrifices made during WWII.

You're probably right.

Americans have little appreciation for, or interest in history, even their own. Why would they remember the finer points of WWII, when they don't know who George Washington was, or what the U.S. Constitution says.