Posts from The Tennesseean in thread „RIP: War Veterans“

Can we agree on "Just Plain Joes?"

OK...can we pay homage to our own WWII vets posthumously, if they're already gone?!

I would like to share (and honor) several who have already left us. They never got a newspaper article written about them...

Thanks, Keith.

OK Carl..."go do that voodoo that you do SO well...!!"

Arthur, you are, of course, free to express your opinion! I really don't think it would add any more "work" to the site than there already is, but I understand the concern.

As sad as I am about these two remarkable gentlemen (and eternally grateful for their accomplishments), I'm equally saddened by the daily deaths of "anonymous" WWII vets, many of them (based on my experience in talking with several hundred of them) heroes in less public ways (most WWII vets don't like to talk about their war experiences), but still instrumental in winning the war.

I, for one, Carl, appreciate your devotion to ALL vets, especially from WWII. Would it be appropriate (I'm addressing Carl, UK Keith, Kevin, and Jim here) to talk about other WWII vets, still with us or not, that we want to honor or memorialize?!

In most of his military movies, John Wayne tried to portray military personnel as "just doing their jobs," and that's what my dad (US Navy) and others said about THEIR service!

Maybe, since we have "Pals of the Saddle," we could have a thread called "Barracks Buddies," or "Just Plain Joes," where we could share their stories and experiences, along with our admiration and honor for them.

Please forgive me if I'm out of line with this post, but it's so very dear to my heart.

Let me know, guys, if this is a possibility.