Every now and then I run into Veterans from WWII at VAMC. They got cool little hats and the big letters WW II. The healthy ones full of spirit I think look forward to a doctors appointment and a chance to be back with veterans. Sadly these heros find fewer and fewer WW II vets running the hospitals halls these days.

Can you imagine the PRICE they paid if you really think about it. We all seen the movies. They fought overseas and kept our home land free and back then they thought it was against all odds.

What a generation? Won't be long and they will be forever gone.

This is our Regiments WW II veterans who attended the 2006 2d Cavalry Association one of them is now alive today

Robb
If I am not mistaken yesterday was the Marine Corps. 237th birthday! If today you would ask any WWII vet if they
could serve there country today, most would say yes and only ask where and when.
If we could just instill the pride etc. in our young people that the Marine Corps. has in there men/women
what a world we would have!! JMO

Most Vets I know feel that way. The saddest day of my life was when I took off a uniform.


911 Called and it kind of hurt to hear I was too old.

I got out twenty years ago this last Jul . Now they say I am way too old.

I am pretty sure those WW II Vets hear it too.


World War II Era Vets are no doubt the Greatest Generation I have seen in my life.

The Korean War has never really stopped and those who fought or have served there since know the real deal.
History was not fair to Korean war vets it was not WW2 and it was just a police action.
Tough battles. Porkchop Hill was no picnic either .

Vietnam veterans were awesome and guys from Latrapper's generation trained me.
Vietnam vets got a pretty bad deal from society, the press and anti war demonstrations.


At the same time I think Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines

who served in the Middle East in the last 20 years

have seen a very different kind of war

that my own generation has never seen before.

When I think about it I know I am probably way too old.



Its never been easy but the job always gets done.
Freedom is never free.

God bless and protect troops.

Thank you Robb