Quote:
Their generation is passing away, to our great loss.
Andrew Mylander
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That is the truth.
My wife's family here in FL had a group group of 4 guys - all WWII vets - my father-in-law (Signal Corps ETO), his brother (Field Artillery ETO), his brother-in-law (Navigator [B-24] USAAF in the Pacific), my wife's Uncle (sailor, USS Spencer, Atlantic and Pacific). All are gone now except the sailor and he is not in good health***.
These guys all grew up within a mile of each other in the Bronx, NYC - and never really left the neighborhood until they volunteered or were drafted. They all went in the service as little more than boys, saw the world, helped win a war, came back as men and really built the US during the 50's and 60's.
We will not see their like again.
Barkhorn.
***BTW, week after next we are going to have him and his wife over to watch "Flags of Our Fathers" on our large screen TV. He doesn't hear too well so I will have an excuse to turn the system up LOUD.
