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Originally Posted by sc_rufctr
Just a quick comment...
Every time I see one of these old war birds I can't help but feel a deep sorrow or loss.
Imagine being 20 something and going up in one to fight over enemy territory.
How many men never came back home again? Imagine climbing up into one knowing that.
Maybe because they were so young they thought it wouldn't happen to them?
Whatever the reason we owe them a huge debt.
RIP to all of the brave airmen on both sides who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
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My cousin Billy doctored his birth certificate and enlisted at 17 1/2. By 19 he was flying a Mustang over Germany. By the time he came home, after 63 missions, he told me he had lost about 1/3 of his squadron.
He said he felt it was his duty to fight as an American and a Jew.