I agree, that is the most appropriate statement. And true as well.

Sorry about this because it's off topic, but I wanted to share it with all of you. I went to the Washington, DC WWII memorial site and found out some info. It estimated completion will be in spring of 2004. I would show some pictures but instead I'll just list the site. http://www.wwiimemorial.com There are some links in the middle of the memorial page to show you some pictures.

Mark

Thanks Mark. It is about time they created a memorial for those veterans.

Amen there. The Vietnam and Korea War Memorials are nice and truly moving places to go, but I don't think that either of those should have been built before a WWII memorial because WWII happened first and was on a much bigger scale with much more loss of life. This is not to say that the vets of Korea and Vietnam don't deserve just as much credit and thanks from Americans, but why did we wait so long to thank the brave men and women who served during WWII?

Exactly!! You hit the nail on the head Adam.

Mark

I'm surprised to hear about the lak of a WWII memorial in Washington DC. Canada just added a plaque and a few words to the Great War memorial and took three quarters of a century to recognize our unknown soldier. I guess its up to those who have served or are serving to keep the pressure on.

I would also like to remeber those men of the 3rd Canadian Division who landed at Juno Beach on 6 June 1944. There is only one price of freedom and that is blood. Thank you, the fallen, for paying the price for our freedom.

Guys it's nice to see some of you remember.
My father who is now 81 was a GSC specialist and was attached to the British Commandos for D-Day and went ashore removing mines and clearing other beach obstacles early in the day so that the landing craft and DD tanks could get in a little easier during the main assault. Anyway he now goes to various schools and museums and lectures on the war and also on history in general and he is constantly amazed at how little kids today know about what happened. Some even have the nerve to dispute his stories about various segments of the war. He has asked the teachers why the kids haven't learned about their countries wars and is generally told that they really don't need to learn much more than a couple of pages to know what it was about. LOL there. Some teachers have even said that it is too sensitive of a subject since there are Japanese and German decendent students in the class.
Anyway he is always happy to share stories both good and bad with anyone willing to listen just so people won't forget. He will not sugarcoat them either. He has told stories of how he killed others in combat much to the dismay of teaching staff. Politically correct he isn't! He holds no malice towards the Germans or Japanese as he firmly believes that they were mostly just soldiers doing the job their country wanted them to do with the exceptions of the SS and the like.
He has a story worth writing about but he feels that no one would want to read about his 10 years of service in Burma, Europe and Korea due to lack of interest. Luckily I have written down most of his stories and what training he underwent to become the man he was and is today. I can only hope he will be around for a few years more to amaze me with the same stories.
I love him as a Father and as a Hero.
End of lecture/memories

Sean A. Dunnage