Long: The Greatest Generation answers its final call
John Long It comes as a sudden newsflash to no one that the WWII generation is rapidly leaving us. We all can look back at friends, relatives, neighbors who proudly served in the biggest war in history but who have now passed on. It doesnât take much perusing of the obituaries to find others of the Greatest Generation answering their final roll call. This past weekend was especially somber for those of us who admire the survivors of WWII. Two men in particular â neither of whom I ever met, both of whom I wanted to someday â passed away, their deaths attracting natio...
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