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...reappraisal of the generation that fought in World War II, Richard Schickel wrote that the war was considered "a good war" only when we learned about the Nazi genocide [VIEWPOINT, June 4]. This is revisionism at best. The war was considered the ultimate battle of freedom vs. tyranny because the Nazis had taken over most of Europe and, with the aid of their Japanese allies, were set on nothing short of total world domination. Every American, in or out of the service, was keenly aware of this. To say the U.S. fighting forces were exhibiting only "mindless personal courage" because...
...Schickel was right, they were the unluckiest generation and the most dutiful generation. But they were also the most responsible, the most patriotic and the most martyred generation that this nation has ever seen. That is what made them the "Greatest Generation"! S. ALAN STEVENS Two Rivers...
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