Tom Brokaw called the veterans of World War II "the greatest generation." Those of us who lived through that time might agree with him readily. I tend to be somewhat a pacifist. I had much rather negotiate than fight, especially with the threat of nuclear weapons. But even I concede that that war was needed. When it started, we did not even know the extent of the evil genocide either. We were just pulled into it.
I think many of these men and women continue to demonstrate the qualities that mak
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