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.
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
His Dad and Gen. Eisenhower-- Part 2: "Doing Your Job"
"Before the general could do anything, the major standing next to me exploded.
" 'Private, do you know what you are doing?' He was about to ream out the poor private in front of everyone standing there.
"That moment, Eisenhower came over to the major and spoke to him quite softly. Because I was standing next to the major, I could hear what the general was saying.
" 'Major, that's OK. He was just doing what he was trained to do. There's no problem.'
"Then Eisenhower turned to the private, showed him some sort of identification, smiled at him and said, 'Good work private. Doing your job'.
Just Doing His Job. --GreGen
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