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Originally Posted by propbeanie
"Nothin' to it" my dad would say. Or "somebody had to do it"... Definitely the greatest generation. We finally talked him into an honor flight a few years ago, and he was the only WWII / Korean vet on the flight. Not many of them left. Dad is 95 now, closing in on 96 fast...
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Approaching 96? That is awesome. Regarding the honor flight, what a great experience. I have to say, it is sad though, watching that generation fade with time. Always feel fortunate though that lived in a time when so many made it into such an age, I have had the chance to know many (still do) personally and be acquainted. One example is growing up in Florida 50 miles from USS Alabama and Drum and fifteen minutes from the National Naval Aviation Museum, I met a lot of guys have read about at some point, recognized the names . Many were volunteers , tour guides back then. Noticed about ten years ago roughly, not many WW II guys volunteering, many passed on or too elderly.