Veterans

2024. - Comments:

.. All sides in the 2nd WW believed aerial bombardment could decisively affect the strategic outcome of the conflict. But did the unprecedented onslaught from the air actually work?
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It should be mentioned that about 45-50% (50 - 57000) of RAF bomber crews were killed in these raids. - I salute their sacrifices for our freedoms.
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My great uncle was a radio man in a B-17. The only time, and the only thing he said about the war, was that people have no idea how horrifying it is to hear your friends falling 5 miles down and on fire. He said they usually screamed out for their mothers. You could see that he always had it on his mind by how he would stare vacantly at nothing. [Even so] he was a gentle and kind man. I miss him and hope that he now has peace.
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Our freedom is so dearly paid by so many, in so many ways. I am a grateful Dutchman, and I salute all of them. That we NEVER forget!