{"id":2377,"date":"2006-10-28T09:59:45","date_gmt":"2006-10-28T09:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globetrotters.co.uk\/newsletter\/2006\/10\/28\/macs-travel-reminiscences-9\/"},"modified":"2018-01-02T07:38:09","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T07:38:09","slug":"macs-travel-reminiscences-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globetrotters.co.uk\/newsletter\/macs-travel-reminiscences-9.html","title":{"rendered":"Mac's Travel Reminiscences"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mac\"Mac has not been very well but is still e-mailing strong. Here is an account by Paul Haring, a US journalist writing about Mac’s exploits during WW2. The article is entitled: The ‘Greatest Generation.’ <\/p>\n

The World War II generation, called by Tom Brokaw the “Greatest Generation,” is well represented at the Soldiers and Airmen’s Home in Washington. Now rounding out the twilight of their lives, these veterans are the last living link to history that is fast taking its place among the annals of textbook knowledge. In honour of Veterans Days, here are excerpts from the lives of four World War II veterans who live at the home. (We have produced the one about Mac.)<\/p>\n

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