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In reply to the discussion: My uncle enlisted in the Navy, right after the attack on Pearl Harbor. I found this picture of him [View all]Siwsan
(26,255 posts)And just reading the words USS Indianapolis gives me chills.
By the time my Dad was able to enlist in the Marines, the war was essentially over, although he enlisted during a time period that still qualified him as a WWII veteran. He went to school on the GI Bill, played football at Michigan State and had an amazing career as a teacher, football coach, athletic director and principal.
Growing up in Flint - the home of General Motors - I was surrounded by auto factories that played an important role in the war efforts. Many of my family and most of our neighbors worked at the plants. People moved to Flint from all over the country, for the jobs and it was a wonderful place to grow up. Now the Chevrolet, Buick and AC Spark Plug plants are gone, along with many others. It is sad, but Flint is re-inventing itself as an educational center with the University of Michigan, Michigan State, Central Michigan, Baker Business College, Kettering University and Mott Community College now doing the job of bring in people from all over the world.
If we can just get the Republicans to stop trying to kill us all with lead tainted water, things might start really looking up looking up.