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[Harlan (Deceased)]

I agree completely Vincent!

There's something about seeing the planes alive that makes people realize that WWII was really not so long ago. All they know is seeing black and white film, and they think of WWII as ancient History like the Roman empire. It's very satisfying to know when you've started someone young into studying about WWII -

I've met many people who have emailed me after shows and followed up with questions.

Meeting older vets of WWII is also very dear. They all appreciate what we do. I remember one from a very small town we flew to for a day-show who, as he walked into the back of our C-47 began crying and he could not stop. He was fine before entering the back of the C-47, but old memories came rushing back to him and he just had to sit down and cry.

We let people do a 'tour' of our aircraft, but there was nobody in the plane at that exact moment, so I closed the door so he could have his privacy. He told me that he was a paratrooper at D-Day and how almost everyone he jumped with was killed. I felt terrible for him, but after a while he told me how much he appreciated what we did to educate people about WWII by keeping the planes flying.