[PotatoHeadMick]

A great story.

[Charlespg]

We are witnessing the passing of a generation

[JRandomFreeper]

God bless the men that fly and fight.

/johnny

[Skooz]

bump

[PDMiller]

My father flew B-17s out of Italy for 34 missions during WWII. He passed away and was laid to rest 14 months ago, amidst lots of tears and sorrow. During the showing, a 50-something year old man I'd never seen before walked into the funeral home unannounced, proceeded directly to the casket where my father lay, squared his shoulders and snapped off the smartest salute I'd ever seen. I burst into tears knowing immediately that this was a showing of respect from a fellow vet. I followed this man out the door of the funeral home and asked him his name. He complied and said simply: “Your father was a great man” and walked away. I'm typing this in tears as I pray we collectively find the strength to keep Obama from ascending to the White House.

[pfflier]

Crewdogs for life. A bond, one who has not served, would not understand.

[ReluctantDragon]

Thanks for posting this story. Very thought provoking.

[NellieMae]

Wow, What a good example of honor and commitment. This man was a great American. We can’t let Obama win this election. It would be an abomination (or obamanation).

[TomasUSMC]

Semper Fi

[Know et al]

My dad flew 30 combat missions during WW2. He flew B-24 Liberators. His crew was the fifth bomber over Normandy on D-day. He wrote a journal about the thirty missions. His crew observed reunions for years after the war.

All of his crew survived the war. There may be one or two alive today.

My dad said he saw a fighter hit by flack. The pilot bailed out successfully but the plane exploded shortly after he bailed. The wing fell on top of the airmans parachute. My dad said the last he saw of the pilot, the pilot and wing were spiraling toward the ground. You could tell it had a tremendous impact on him until the day he died in 1992. His voice was strained when he would talk about his experiences and that was a rare occurrence.

These men and women were truly the “Great Generation”.

God bless them all.