In the context of history, there have been other generations that were just as great.
"With all due respect, I believe the poster was not saying that the WWII generation wasn't great, just that they were not necessarily the greatest."
I appreciate your respect, but I don't read his response that way.
That was exactly my point. Whenever one answers the call of duty to our country, they are elevated into that rarified air. Can anyone say that anybody in the Armed Forces right now would not perform exactly the same way? Not one of you bashing me on here will step up and say that.