This kind of bravery was not unusual in my Father’s generation (WWII generation). I hope that kind of bravery has passed to other generations.
A man of courage and selflessness. Such deeds stand out in a world of the selfish and the “me first” generation. He will be missed and his memory honored.
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I suspect you could see it on any given day among the Generation-X and -Y young men stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan.