[greatdefender]

God Bless You & Thank you for your service of this great nation!

[maddog55]

Awesome story..

[JRios1968]

Got hard to read at the end, with the blurry vision and all...damned allergies.

[True Republican Patriot]

A truly Beautiful Picture of a GREAT AMERICAN HERO!!! Thank You, Sir! for Saving Our Great AMERICA!!

[muir_redwoods]

Thank you very much Lt.Radosevich

[ConorMacNessa]

Thank you for posting this and thanks to Lt. Radosevich for his service to our Nation!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[wita]

In only a few years, all that will be left, are the stories. May we NEVER forget their sacrifice in our behalf. those who do, or were never taught, will very likely end up our enemy. Freedom and liberty, the most priceless gems known to humanity, and worth every sacrifice to obtain and maintain.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

I never tire of these stories and the screen always gets blurred.

[stylecouncilor]

Blurry Screen Alert.

[WellyP]

Thank you, Sir!

[martin_fierro]

[CodeToad]

I like to have brunch, lunch and dinner at a certain airport restaurant. It is right on the field overlooking the main ramp and runways. Every night there is a gathering of various “old timer” pilots and aircrews, the important people in my book. They have a guy playing the piano, they sing songs, talk story, and just appreciate that they are alive. It’s noisy but I like to watch them enjoy themselves because I know they’ve earned it. I’ve met some famous people there. To them, every pilot and aircrew member is part of the pack, young or old, and man do they have some stories to tell! Every now and then they even put on an impromptu air show of B-17, B-25, F-86, F-4, P-51, and many other warbirds. We had a wedding anniversary dinner there recently and it came with an impromptu air show lasting over 45 minutes at dusk with all kinds of warbirds flying in formations just feet off the deck. It’s a real tear jerker to hear an old-timer say something like, “I flew one of those. God rest the other souls who didn’t come back.”

[Arthur McGowan]

I’m reminded of a story Jimmy Stewart told about himself and Henry Fonda. They were roommates in New York when they were both on the stage. They argued constantly about politics, until one day they agreed their friendship would not survive if they kept it up. From that day forward, they never mentioned politics between them, and remained friends to the end. Stewart said they never once exchanged even a word about Jane Fonda’s shenanigans (treason).

[shredderman]

Great thing to hear and see when a Vet gets to sit in his former “Front Office” and you can watch them get that far away look, and the stories start to come out.......

Thank you, Sir, for your sacrifice and service. As long as US History is taught the correct way, the following generations will know of your generation’s actions to keep the World free.

Fair winds and following seas...

[Blackwatch2]

The Mighty Eighth...you know once sortied and committed, NO combat mission by the Eighth turned back??? EVER...NOT one....

to say ‘Progressives/ or communists/ or Liberals or what ever you call them as Americans or as men compared to these men (and the women that backed them)...well Progressive men are cowards and W.I.M.P's men

[11Bush]

My father was the last of the family that served in WWII to pass away. He was a Navy pilot in the Pacific and flew TBMs among others off the deck of several carriers until he was shot down and suffered a back injury.

I miss him every single day. He was, and will always be my greatest hero.

Some don’t consider that they were the ‘Greatest Generation’ and point to FDR and social programs that were enacted. I however dare anyone of them to point to a more courageous, honest, and hardworking generation. Of course they can’t.

We owe everything to these men, and they are slowly disappearing. One day soon we will look around and they will all be gone, and the world will be a little less for it.

[11Bush]

My father was the last of the family that served in WWII to pass away. He was a Navy pilot in the Pacific and flew TBMs among others off the deck of several carriers until he was shot down and suffered a back injury.

I miss him every single day. He was, and will always be my greatest hero.

Some don’t consider that they were the ‘Greatest Generation’ and point to FDR and social programs that were enacted. I however dare anyone of them to point to a more courageous, honest, and hardworking generation. Of course they can’t.

We owe everything to these men, and they are slowly disappearing. One day soon we will look around and they will all be gone, and the world will be a little less for it.

[EternalVigilance]

Thank God America has had men like this.

[tanknetter]

so he could fly on the last remaining operable B-24

Nitpick: the Collins Foundations B-24 "Witchcraft" is NOT the last operational B-24. Kermit Weeks has one in operational condition, although it is rarely flown. More importantly, however, the Commemorative Air Force has their B-24A "Ol'927" (formerly "Diamond Lil").

There have been a number of disputes between Collins and the CAF over the last several years, with Collins claiming that "Ol'927" is really an "LB-30" (designation of the Liberator when flown by the Brits). The CAF counters that their paperwork shows she was bought and built as a B-24A, given to the Brits as an LB-30 under lend-lease, then reclaimed by the USAAF for use as a transport. They've been actively working to restore her to being a B-24A, and my understanding is that Collins has backed off their "only B-24" claim in the face of the CAF having facts on their side.

[Blue Ink]

Thank you for my country.

[mom aka the evil dictator]

God bless you and all of our heroes, the ones who made it home and those who gave all for their country. There will never be enough words to say how grateful we are for your service.