mayor Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 This isn\'t Herky related but, do you realize how many WWII vets are dying, everyday? Too many....for instance, the Flying Tigers (AVG), who had 300 original members, now have only 21 left. Mr. Paul Clouthier died yesterday and about two weeks ago, one of the most famous of all, died........David Lee(Tex) Hill. Whether you think of them as merely mercenaries or not, they did much for this country at a time when it was desperately needed. Rest in peace, gentlemen. You deserve it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivars Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 I agree...noticed just yesterday that there are only 12 of the original Doolittle Tokyo raiders still living. http://www.doolittleraider.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayor Posted October 26, 2007 Author Share Posted October 26, 2007 I guess the reason I brought this up is because I think it\'s up to us to keep their memories alive and to keep their place in history alive. God knows the younger generation won\'t learn it in school. Today\'s U.S. History classes are no more than an outline of what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Wilson Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 http://www.loc.gov/vets/ Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graywolf Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 And one more of the Flying Tiger\'s ground crew has passed on. [img size=150]http://www.tanwater.com/107/walt_koranda.jpg http://www.tanwater.com/107/107pics.html#walt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayor Posted October 27, 2007 Author Share Posted October 27, 2007 Sorry, Walt Koranda doesn\'t show on the roster......... http://www.flyingtigersavg.com/camco.htm Perhaps he was in the USAAF that took over from the AVG when they were disbanded on July 4, 1942. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe.dawson Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Once you go to the original website concerning the Doolitte Raid, you enter a very well documented history of this historical event. It reminds you of a previous time that our country faced a country of misguided fanatically driven people. As time moves forward, we forget the sacrifices of those that gave their lives in previous conflicts. The Revolution, Civil War, WW I and the list goes on. We all owe these men involved in that raid the time required to view just a small portion of the information that is presented on that website. Very well done !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spec13fe Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Just saw on the news that BGen Paul Tibbets who dropped the first A bomb passed away. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 being the proud son of a world war 2 vet i still salute each one of these gentlemen and give them the respect they deserve Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEFEGeorge Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 What I find satisfying is that Gen. Tibbets said that he never lost a nights sleep over the destruction and deaths caused by the bomb. They were at war and he did what had to be done. Take the lives of your enemy so you can save yours. Not an exact quote but the jist of the words. Too bad we don\'t have any of these kind of generals anymore. Guess we lost them all after WWII. Sure could have used some in VN, and on. Has anyone seen the video of \"Gen Patton\" being interviewed by Imus? I think it\'s great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayor Posted November 2, 2007 Author Share Posted November 2, 2007 It\'s also sad that Gen. Tibbetts asked that there not be a funeral service because of the chance of protesters being there. Poor man can\'t even publicly get the respect he deserves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 He also requested no head stone for fear it would be destroyed. Sad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 He also requested no head stone for fear it would be destroyed. Sad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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