More men and women served in World War II than in any other war in American history, and the numbers speak of the huge sacrifice they made. There were 16,112,566 U.S. serviceman in World War II. Of that number, 670,846 were wounded, and 405,399 gave the ultimate sacrifice of their lives for our freedom. Every day, we lose more and more of our surviving World War II veterans, with less than 2,000,000 alive today. The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs estimates that by 2036 th

Veterans Day began on November 11, 1919 as Armistice Day to commemorate peace between the Allied Nations and Germany during World War I and honor the soldiers who fought in the “Great War." After World War II and the Korean War, the day of observation was renamed Veterans Day to honor American soldiers from all wars. In honor of Veterans Day, I wanted to share with you a picture of my great uncle, Ernest Barry. He was a World War II veteran who served in the United States Arm

Post-traumatic stress disorder was a term coined in 1980 but experienced by many returning World War II veterans. The husband, son, or father who returned was often not the same man who had left for the war a few years ago. Even though the war was over, it was still going on in the minds of soldiers trying to reintegrate into normal life. The men suffered from: A reliving of trauma through nightmares and memory flashbacks. Increased arousal from sudden noises that reminded th

“America’s All-Out Defense Depends Upon Your Common Sense!” I love this article published by the Veterans of Foreign Wars during World War II. It really changes your attitude and perspective even today! STOP…Stop crabbing about the small sacrifices in personal comforts you are called upon to make in the interest of national defense. LOOK…Look over the needs of your community carefully, size up your own abilities, and offer your services where you can be of most help. LISTEN…L