A young recruit who was 17 years old fighting at Okinawa in late mid-1945 was born in 1928. That makes them 83 right now, or there abouts. With medical technology let's hope 40 years is closer to reality. I have a 15-yr old and I have been trying to introduce her to some WW 2 vets. She finds it obnoxious now but when she is older she will appreciate it.
I have met one WW 1 Vet. He was Utah's last veteran, passed away in 2002. Sadly, I didn't know he was a WW 1 Vet until he passed and the newspaper did a full write-up on him.
Just sad!
Boo
