in article VxIEb.402384$Dw6.1250716@attbi_s02, Newps at
wrote on 12/19/03 11:43 AM:


plumb bob wrote:
Again, I find it
very disappointing that this generation is not better remembered.

You've got to be kidding. The WWII generation is the most remembered in
history. At any given time I can find a program on TV relating to WWII.
There have been more books written about WWII than any other. There
are numerous monuments relating to WWII in many places. Pearl Harbor
and the flag raising on Iwo Jima sculpture come to mind.

Thank you. I have often wondered why so many people cling to the absurd
notion that the WWII generation is "forgotten". Someone else in this thread
mentioned The History Channel--often called "The Hitlery Channel", since
it's pretty much all WWII all the time. There are numerous other examples,
from "Saving Private Ryan" to "Band of Brothers", to countless books. For
the record, I have no problem with any of that--I share the fascination with
that period of history, and I would certainly hope that it's never
forgotten.