feddoc
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What a wonderful woman
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Lv2hnt
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Great story. If I'm not mistaken, the U.S. is losing 10,000 WWII vets each day. My dad passed away last year at the age of 89 --- he was a B-17 pilot/instructor. Most of the fliers/airmen of the Army Air Corps during WWII were barely out of their teens. The price of our freedom is NOT free ...
"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed it ourselves." --- Abraham Lincoln
Timely words, even (especially) today!
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"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed it ourselves." --- Abraham Lincoln
Timely words, even (especially) today!
Lv2hnt
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LAST EDITED ON Jun-29-12 AT 11:23AM (MST)[p]LAST EDITED ON Jun-29-12 AT 11:20?AM (MST)
FEDDOC:
I awoke this morning thinking how I screwed up. I don't post to MM much anymore, and yesterday after viewing the link about WWII widow Peggy Harris' devotion to her fighter pilot husband, Lt. Billie Harris, my emotions veered me away from the focus of your post. I dislike it when a MM thread is hi-jacked --- I apologize to you, FEDDOC, but, more importantly to Mrs. Harris, a strong and very special lady.
I did some searching and dug up a very interesting read commemorating the Harrises' relationship, Lt. Harris' military career, and a recounting of the years that followed:
www.354thpmfg.com/BillieDHarris_part1.html
WWII was won on the front lines by brave men from so many backgrounds, but would not have succeeded without the support of the strong women back in the U.S.
(To all you with an interest in remembering those young air jockeys of an earlier generation, here's a FANTASTIC site > www.armyairforces.com)
P.S. Just noticed in my original post > it should read "1,000," not 10,000 ...
Lv2hnt
"Every man dies --- not every man really lives."
FEDDOC:
I awoke this morning thinking how I screwed up. I don't post to MM much anymore, and yesterday after viewing the link about WWII widow Peggy Harris' devotion to her fighter pilot husband, Lt. Billie Harris, my emotions veered me away from the focus of your post. I dislike it when a MM thread is hi-jacked --- I apologize to you, FEDDOC, but, more importantly to Mrs. Harris, a strong and very special lady.
I did some searching and dug up a very interesting read commemorating the Harrises' relationship, Lt. Harris' military career, and a recounting of the years that followed:
www.354thpmfg.com/BillieDHarris_part1.html
WWII was won on the front lines by brave men from so many backgrounds, but would not have succeeded without the support of the strong women back in the U.S.
(To all you with an interest in remembering those young air jockeys of an earlier generation, here's a FANTASTIC site > www.armyairforces.com)
P.S. Just noticed in my original post > it should read "1,000," not 10,000 ...
Lv2hnt
"Every man dies --- not every man really lives."
Great post! For my dad and all the others who served over the ages for us, and for those that paid the price of broken hearts, missed what ifs and memories as well. Dad didn't care much for the French when he was over there, but would've appreciated that lot.
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Thats a tear-jerker! It puts a different light on the French citizens at that time. The French government is what gives them a bad name IMO. People in that town obviously are deeply effected about what happened there. I couldn't imagine going 60 years without another companion in life. That is one strong and dedicated woman.
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LAST EDITED ON Jun-30-12 AT 10:18PM (MST)[p]
Mrs. Harris is a remarkable woman, no wonder we refer to her generation as the "Greatest", they certainly are.
I just think it was deplorable that the Texas Congressman was so inept and to make matters worse, make a general apology on "Facebook". This sure validates why people distrust our Congress so much.
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Mrs. Harris is a remarkable woman, no wonder we refer to her generation as the "Greatest", they certainly are.
I just think it was deplorable that the Texas Congressman was so inept and to make matters worse, make a general apology on "Facebook". This sure validates why people distrust our Congress so much.
Jack
The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel to fast and you miss all you are traveling for.
-Louis Lamour-
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+ one yukon and thanks fed for the awesome post.
