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[fairfaxvadem]

6. Thank you, Rusty

I by no means want to diminish the sacrifices that many of our faimilies made during WW2. I have a history in photographs from all theatres of war that I and my siblings cherish and reflect on. My parents are buried at Quantico, having both served our country.

My frustration isn’t with our patriotism, but with our general lack of historical accuracy and appreciation of how things really were. I don’t think the unvarnished truth undermines one iota the turning point that occurred with the US entering the war. Yes, the Brits and French lobbied for an earlier US invasion of Europe, but we determined our own course, for the most part. My dad was there from beginning to end w/Patton. He had some interesting observations when he was in the mood.

I can never learn enough.