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Not long before they are all gone
« on: December 17, 2011, 03:33:26 PM »
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20111217/WDH0101/112170503/Veterans-group-holds-final-Battle-Bulge-memorial-before-disbanding

We have no living combat vets from WWI, and we are only about 2 1/2 years from the Hundredth Anniversary of the start of that.

The WWII vets are passing on quickly.  It is up to us to pick up the torch and keep eternal the memories of them and their deeds. 
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Re: Not long before they are all gone
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2011, 03:55:21 AM »
SUBJOE. Not only the vets but all those of that generation are dying taking much of history and knowledge with them. My Mom worked in a munitions plant for 1 1/2 years til her hair and skin turned orange from the chemicals involved. She had to quit because she got too weak to do anything. My dad, her fiance, and 3 brothers were in the war and she wanted to do her part.
Imagine telling folks today that they can only get 3 gal of gas a week, or so much coffee, tea, sugar, flour, tires, just some of the things rationed during the war. We need to talk to folks who went through that time, listen, pick their brain, and learn. Once Mom dies everything, every experience she ever had will be gone forever. We owe our lives and freedoms to that generation of Americans. POWDERMAN.  :( :(
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Re: Not long before they are all gone
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2011, 07:19:16 AM »
SUBJOE. Thanks for the link. I read a book by Bill Mauldin a while back. Patton actually fined soldiers for being unshaven or boots not shined, etc. Shaving in a battle zone would be way down on my list of priorities. POWDERMAN.  :o :o
Mr. Charles Glenn “Charlie” Nelson, age 73, of Payneville, KY passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021 at his residence. RIP Charlie, we'll will all miss you. GB

Only half the people leave an abortion clinic alive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAiOEV0v2RM
What part of ILLEGAL is so hard to understand???
I learned everything about islam I need to know on 9-11-01.
http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDqmy1cSqgo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u9kieqGppE&feature=related
http://www.illinois.gov/gov/contactthegovernor.cfm