I stole this from another forum, I was very touched by the post, and 2 min video.

Herb

 

World. War II
LOYD EDWARD DEAN
MEMORIAL Our age group may be the last to understand the sacrifices that were made so that we could live in freedom. Notice in the opening shot of the plane landing on the carrier deck the gunner's position is all shot to hell while the pilot's cockpit ahead of it is undamaged.
Later on notice the corpsman taking a fingerprint of the deceased gunner, before the film continues, then shows the chaplain saying final prayers, followed by taps, then the sailors push the aircraft and this patriotic airman over the side and watch it sink into the sea.

This is what 18 year old "kids" were doing in 1944.

This 2 minute video is pretty moving. Worth your while. "What actually made this country great is ordinary guys like this doing extraordinary things."

https://www.youtube.com/embed/jpt6Bvr2L-s?rel=0&controls=0&showinf

 

 

 

 

Edited April 16, 20197 yr by Dadio

Thank you Herb for this post.

 

Oh, the lessons that could be learned by 95% of today's youth, if they would only stop and listen!