Saw a piece on the Military Channel the other day about a WWII veteran. He said he has talked at schools and been introduced as a veteran of World War Eleven!!! Sad commentary on our teachers as well as our schools. As more and more of these veterans pass away, the history goes with them. Hopefully over the years, family members have tried to capture the details of their service. I know before my dad passed away, we got everything down about his experiences. We talked to him in great detail about going ashore on Utah Beach, swinging west to Cherbourg and what the city looked like when they arrived. Where they were billeted once the city was secure, what the day to day routine was. Details such as this are tough to capture unless you can talk to someone who was there.
So, all of you Korea, Vietnam, Panama, Desert Storm, Iraq, Afghanastan guys/gals; get busy and write it down before it is too late. Talk to your family members about it. This stuff is too important to let it just fade away.