From the Nov. 23, 2012 (West Virginia) News and Sentinel by Sam Shawver.
Only around 1.5 million of the 16 million World War II veterans remain with some 680 dying every day.
The Local Prisoners of War Chapter 15 is disbanding after 16 years, a monthly gathering meeting since 1996. It is a part of the national Prisoner of War group. They originally had 20-25 members and were known as the Mid-Ohio Valley Chapter.
--GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
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