Unfortunately.......

The number of WWII vets has decreased so significantly that in a few more years there will be none left. All memories and stories will be left to the history books. No more first hand stories passed down. My mother can tell stories of what it was like here during the big war, but everyone else is gone.

It kind of makes me said. New generations, will they even be able to comprehend the atrocities our boys fought against? Will they just become words on a page?  

To all our vets, past and present, thank you thank you thank you. Not only for my freedom but the millions of others around the world that you've made a difference in their lives. You will NOT be forgotten.....

They'd be 81 or 82 now. 1,200 WW2 vets die every day---there are still 2 million left. Lets doff our hats in their honor--they were truly "the greatest generation" & let's honor their bravery for willing to put their lives on the line so the U.S. could remain free.

So true, but it is a day to remember those who have fallen . . .

Veterans Day is to remember ALL vets, either still serving, retired or deceased.  Anyway, Memorial Day should also be a day to remember not only vets but family members whom have passed away. I take this day and think of everyone who has changed my life and is hopefully in a better place.

Thanks for serving in Vietnam, babe. Perhaps we should get together and compare scars.

Hugs,
Ciara

....Tom Brokaw called 'The greatest generation'.  It's a wonderful book.  First hand accounts from men and women and their stories from WWII.

A full military funeral is one of the most powerful things you will see.  My dad was a WWII vet and for years after his funeral I couldn't listen to taps.  I still have the bullet casings from his 21 gun salute and my brother proudly flies the flag that covered his coffin.  

Thank you to ALL the vets out there.  And to all that still serve to protect us.

God bless America.

Kari