Last known WWI combat vet passes.

Thank you Worsham. That explains a lot.

@General:

Don’t lose your interest for we also are getting fewer and will go the way of the veterans. Gaming carries on remembering those that sacrificed to allow us to be here today at this moment.

Yes and I think that, as more and more WWII veterans pass on, it’s important for those of us with an interest in WWII to sustain that interest on behalf of the people who actually lived through the conflict.  Their departures will inevitably lead to the sad day when first-hand experience of WWII will no longer be within the living memory of anyone around us – but there are no limits to the duration of second-hand interest in WWII, which will go on for as long as anyone cares to study the subject and to recognize its enormous importance in the course of world history.

An american in europe because i dont want to get tortured raped and killed by Japanese soldiers in POW camps

Thank you Toblerone. I mentioned it, as I was sure the British Army did something like that after WW1 and the horrific losses small villages suffered if a battle went badly. I know you can see memorials in little villages and the long lists make sad reading, without a list of names with the same surname.

@Imperious:

For a few days, then we clobbered them. Italy not so much.

The terrain of ITALY is very difficult do not forget…  AND  the forces deployed there were serverly short of supplies and new troops due to the build up for OverLord.

We are loosing a great many of WW2 veterans daily.  :oops:

If you like history and stories, go back through my subject postings as most are captivating.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110215/ap_on_re_us/us_bomber_vet this is a very cool article i found on yahoo. hope you enjoy  :-D