There are not many of these guys left these days, I wish there were, we need them now as much as in the 40's. All the men in the generation preceding me in my family went to War in the 1940's and all saw combat. One didn't come home alive and one came home never to walk again. They are all gone now, and so are all the many WWII vets that I knew personally in my lifetime. Their ranks are getting very thin.
The actor, Gary Sinise, is one of the few "Hollywood" types around today that genuinely respects all veterans. He stands almost alone working for vets today in the manor that so many "Hollywood" greats did 50 years ago. He is a real patriot. I wish more people with "The Bully Pulpit" would follow his lead; maybe then America could get its pride back again.
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