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Victory Belles serenade deparing WWII vets
Posted on 7/27/18 at 12:59 pm
Posted on 7/27/18 at 12:59 pm
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This morning at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, the Victory Belles serenaded departing Gary Sinise Foundation #SoaringValor WWII veterans. A total of 30 are headed home after a visit to the Museum. Safe travels home to all!
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Posted on 7/27/18 at 1:05 pm to Jim Rockford
18 seconds in does that vet have lipstick on his cheek? 
has better game than the entire OT combined.
has better game than the entire OT combined.
Posted on 7/27/18 at 1:17 pm to Jim Rockford
That's pretty awesome. 
I wish my Dad could have lived to see the WWII Museum....That's a special place. We have one of the dedication bricks in his name, along with his brother, and several other relatives....
I wish my Dad could have lived to see the WWII Museum....That's a special place. We have one of the dedication bricks in his name, along with his brother, and several other relatives....
Posted on 7/27/18 at 1:51 pm to Jim Rockford
I love this. Can’t do enough for the small number of these heroes still with us!
Posted on 7/27/18 at 2:02 pm to Jim Rockford
That's nice and kind of sad, too. It must make them think back on the "good old days".
Posted on 7/27/18 at 3:03 pm to lsuwontonwrap
GREATEST GENERATION.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Posted on 7/27/18 at 3:06 pm to Jim Rockford
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Gary Sinise Foundation
Nice these folks are being recognized.
My pops was born in '26, got the Depression in Appalachia at age four and then WWII for a dessert.
He played his hand about as well as you could.
Posted on 7/27/18 at 3:17 pm to Jim Rockford
Does anyone know approximately how many WWII vets are still living? I've never had the opportunity to meet one but I hope to before they're all gone. And the museum is incredible - I love that it's only a short drive away for me. I try to go a few times a year.
Posted on 7/27/18 at 3:19 pm to sweetwaterbilly
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how many WWII vets are still living?
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according to the US Department of Veterans Affairs, only 558,000 of that number are still alive
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It is estimated that 372 WWII veterans pass away every day.
This post was edited on 7/27/18 at 3:19 pm
Posted on 7/27/18 at 3:34 pm to notiger1997
"I've never had the opportunity to meet one but I hope to before they're all gone."
If you're that close to the museum, you should be able to meet and talk to some.
I have a 98 year pilot I keep in touch with. He was in a squadron with my Dad in the Pacific.
If you're that close to the museum, you should be able to meet and talk to some.
I have a 98 year pilot I keep in touch with. He was in a squadron with my Dad in the Pacific.
Posted on 7/27/18 at 3:41 pm to Jim Rockford
Me and my buddy got to take his dad when it was the Dday museum. (Which he didn't like because he was a marine). Though at the time they already started adding Pacific stuff.
Was crazy, because ny friend was born in 1983 and his dad in 1922.
He had a sister older than his mom. Lol
Was crazy, because ny friend was born in 1983 and his dad in 1922.
He had a sister older than his mom. Lol
Posted on 7/27/18 at 3:44 pm to Napoleon
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Was crazy, because ny friend was born in 1983 and his dad in 1922.
He had a sister older than his mom. Lol
I know a guy in his fifties who's the son of a WWI veteran. When he was born his father was in his seventies.
Posted on 7/27/18 at 3:51 pm to ItzMe1972
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ItzMe1972
Just to be clear, you responded with a quote to me that I didn't make.
Posted on 7/27/18 at 4:07 pm to ItzMe1972
My grandfather was a WWII USMC Vet in the Pacific theater. He was on three front lines: Guam, Guadalcanal and Bouganville and he just passed away in November 2015. He was a true American Patriot and he loved his country. I can honestly say that his generation was truly remarkable and I don’t think there will ever be another like it.
He and my grandmother made several trips down to the WWII Museum and he loved it every time. Not a day went by that he didn’t talk about his experiences during the war.
A tip of the cap to all veterans who proudly served and still serve this great nation and especially our WWII veterans who are still with us. Thank you for your service to our country!
He and my grandmother made several trips down to the WWII Museum and he loved it every time. Not a day went by that he didn’t talk about his experiences during the war.
A tip of the cap to all veterans who proudly served and still serve this great nation and especially our WWII veterans who are still with us. Thank you for your service to our country!
Posted on 7/27/18 at 6:41 pm to Jim Rockford
Very cool
Posted on 7/27/18 at 6:46 pm to Jim Rockford
How awesome
How did Sinise get involved in that foundation? If anyone knows
How did Sinise get involved in that foundation? If anyone knows
Posted on 7/27/18 at 7:08 pm to soccerfüt
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My pops was born in '26, got the Depression in Appalachia at age four and then WWII for a dessert.
He played his hand about as well as you could.
A good book about depression era Appalachia is Ava’s Man by Rick Bragg.
Mine was born in 25, graduated high school and enlisted in the Army the day he turned 17 with his fathers signature. Island hopped all over the South Pacific “shooting Japs” and had bullet holes all over his body to show for it. Got drunk on August 6 every year because he was sitting on a troop transport in the Phillipines ready for Operation Downfall, of which a very good chance he would not have survived.
Posted on 7/27/18 at 7:43 pm to idlewatcher
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How did Sinise get involved in that foundation? If anyone knows
He became a veterans' advocate after Forrest Dump.
Posted on 7/27/18 at 8:22 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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only 558,000 of that number are still alive
More than I expected
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