The Last of the Greatest: WWII Veterans Fade From View, but Their Legacy Endures

The last of the greatest: WWII veterans fade from view, but their legacy endures

For the second half of the 20th century, World War II veterans were as ubiquitous as dandelions in spring. No one called them The Greatest Generation

Footsteps of the Greatest Generation: My Father’s WWII Journey from Piermont Pier

Note: My annual Veterans Day tribute to my parents and the Greatest Generation. Never forget! Standing on Piermont Pier at the Camp Shanks Memorial Plaque, I am transported to March 1, 1944. My father, Capt. Ray Hays, had just endured a four-day train journey from California and was embarking on a life-altering mission. This pier, […] The post Footsteps of the Greatest Generation: My Father’s WWII Journey from Piermont Pier appeared first on Nya…