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George HW Bush is the latest WWII vet to pass, only about 3% of WWII vets are still alive
Posted on 12/4/18 at 7:53 am
Posted on 12/4/18 at 7:53 am
16,112,566 served.
Less than 500,000 remain.
For those who don't know, Bush was shot down over the Pacific. Here is a photo of his rescue by an American sub after floating in a raft for hours.
Less than 500,000 remain.
For those who don't know, Bush was shot down over the Pacific. Here is a photo of his rescue by an American sub after floating in a raft for hours.
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Posted on 12/4/18 at 7:56 am to GetCocky11
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:00 am to GetCocky11
Guess he was around 19 in that photo. Crazy.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:02 am to greenwave
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Guess he was around 19 in that photo.
I read that at the time he was commissioned, he was the youngest pilot in the Navy.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:04 am to GetCocky11
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:04 am to GetCocky11
quote:Factually incorrect.
George HW Bush is the latest WWII vet to pass
Forbes Magazine estimates in September of 2018 that 362 US WWII Veterans are dying each day.
Forbes Article
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:05 am to soccerfüt
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:06 am to GetCocky11
"Read my lips...WTF took you so long?"
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:07 am to GetCocky11
Looks line someone forgot to check if the barrel was clear before firing that deck gun.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:10 am to GetCocky11
For those of you who have Instagram and enjoy reading and looking at pics from WWII, there are some pretty cool pages that I follow that y’all might be interested in:
ww2_glimpses
the_ww2_memoirs
ww2.library
Feel free to add some more if you want
ww2_glimpses
the_ww2_memoirs
ww2.library
Feel free to add some more if you want
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:28 am to GetCocky11
My son’s friend has a grandfather who was a paratrooper in WWII - he’s the most decorated officer in the history of the 82nd Airborne. He was in the Battle of the Bulge, Operation Market Garden, and Operation Shingle. Wrote a book and also narrated some of the stuff at the WWII museum. He consulted on the movie A Bridge Too Far, and some parts of it come directly from his book. He’s 101, and even now when he speaks you know you are in the presence of greatness - such a commanding presence.
This post was edited on 12/4/18 at 8:30 am
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:35 am to GetCocky11
During the 90s, my grandparents subscribed to U.S. News & World Report. I always liked flipping through it when the latest issue came in. In one of those magazines, I saw a graph that showed how many U.S. veterans were still around from the wars/conflicts that we have waged over the centuries. At the time there were still a few thousand World War I veterans remaining along with several million World War II veterans.
It's hard to believe now that so few remain.
It's hard to believe now that so few remain.
This post was edited on 12/4/18 at 8:36 am
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:35 am to GetCocky11
My dads WWII group used to have a reunion every year. Sadly, the group's number started dwindling every year from those passing. The number got so small they eventually had to cancel it because only a few could still travel. I wonder if there are any left from that group?
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:36 am to GetCocky11
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:12 am to RATeamWannabe
My grandfather is still with us. Thank God!
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:13 am to GetCocky11
My grandfather is one of those remaining vets!
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:19 am to GetCocky11
If you haven’t been to the WWII museum in New Orleans, take a day off and go. Sit and talk with the vets. You could easily spend two days there.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:22 am to RollTide1987
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I saw a graph that showed how many U.S. veterans were still around from the wars/conflicts that we have waged over the centuries. At the time there were still a few thousand World War I veterans remaining along with several million World War II veterans.
I remember seeing similar numbers growing up in the 90’s. And then there was some sort of ceremony where they had the last living survivor of WW1 from different countries in the 2000’s sometime. Both truly a remarkable generation.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:24 am to Btrtigerfan
Cant wait to visit his library!
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:25 am to Traveler
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My dads WWII group used to have a reunion every year
My Dad is good friends with Richard Cole, the last guy from the Doolittle Raiders, he is over 100. His will be the final goblet to turn over
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