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Article: The forgotten heroes of a greater generation.(Cover Story)
- Article from:
- The Humanist
- Article date:
- July 1, 2005
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Today's term, "the greatest generation" is an expression of the popular consensus that the sixteen million who served in the U.S. military during World War II proved their generation's superiority. But some distinctions might be made in evaluating those millions. For example, consider the men whose duty required them to wade ashore under fire at Normandy or Tarawa. Perhaps they deserve more praise and honor than those who merely staffed desks at the Pentagon or guarded Japanese-Americans in concentration camps in Nevada.
Moreover, World War II was a global struggle against fascism. So we should give special credit to those who volunteered to go to Europe and ...