Sorry Not Ford related but

Great story. I was lucky. My Dad survived the Battle of the Bulge and came home. I truly believe there's was the Greatest Generation. Thanks for posting.
 
Good story. Luckily, it had an ending. So many did not. I guess that's called the fog of war. I don't think we'll ever see a generation of people with that kind of fortitude again. THey did thier job and the lucky ones came home and got on with thier lives. We owe them alot.
 
I was a very lucky tween er as I was a little too young for Korea & got my 3 Army years & reserve in prior to Vietnam but I would have been there if called on. I do have to admit that when this old 77 year old man watched this Video there were a few tears on my cheeks but don't tell anyone LoL
:)~~Walts37~~:)
 
Although still in elementary school, I remember WWII very well. Lost some older friends there. The greatest generation for sure. I hope we never see it again, but if it should happen, will the present generation be able to come together like we did in those days.
 
Thanks Walt. I enjoyed the film but it made me shed a few tears. I think we have a lot in common. I'm 78, got drafted in '57 and own a '37 Ford, but mine is a fordor touring sedan. I was irritated/embarrassed by the incompetent Texas congressman though but I can't do much about it as he's not in my district.
 
Thank you for posting the video. Although I was too young to have been there I am old enough to care deeply. These men and women will never be forgotten.
 
Very moving. While Billie was flying his fighter, my uncle was a crew member on a B-17 in the Bloody 100th of the 8th Army Air Corp and my Dad was in the Pacific with the 2nd Marine Division. And I never heard either one make a single complaint.
 
My Dad will be 89, and still going strong, on March 11th, and he is a 1-arm amputee from WWII. Trained for 11 weeks, wasn't there maybe 3 weeks and he was hit - and he was only 19. He laid out there for days before he was found and had so little blood in him they didn't even know he was alive. He ended up in the field hospital, then England, then in Savanna, GA where they sent a letter home saying he was there, gravely wounded, and sinking fast. He didn't sink - he fought back and convalesced there for over a year, got married there, came home, worked for the post office for 25 years, and Hazeltine for 15 more. Although not a "car guy" like we all are, he built decks, refinished basements, played baseball at the Polo grounds where the 1-arm guys (Broken Wings) played against the 1-legged guys to raise money for the amp vets along with many celebrities of the time. Believe me when I tell you, my Mom never knew he had 1-arm and neither did I.

He's never complained, is always laughing, and is an inspiration now to amputees retuning from Iraq and Afghanistan and to everyone who knows him. These were a special breed of men and they must be honored for what they have given us for all time. But we haven't lost them, not that special breed of men - they are out there still, protecting us, and sacrificing for us. The survivors of WWII we see today are the ones who fought back and survived, having fought there own personal demons by hard work and even further sacrifice for their families. Our new breed of vets need time to heal too, and the support of family, and a job, and a goal to shoot for so they too can heal like our WWII vets who are leaving us at a rate of 3000+ per day.

I was never in the military - my poor Mom, having lived what she went through with my Dad, would have done everything and anything in her power to keep me out. I'm sorry to have rambled on - but these men are special and are family to all of us. Please keep all of them and their families in your thoughts and prayers.
 
How in the world could Billie Harris have all that notariety in France and his widow not know what happened to him ?
That Thornberry guy, just didn't care to research it. VOTE him out !
MIKE :)
 
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