Enola Gay the last at 93

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Last Surviving Enola Gay Crew Member Dies at 93 | Military.com

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[muffett.2008]

Radiation poisoning? ...........sorry!

[browningautorifle]

I guess it won't be that long before we're saying goodbye to the last of them.

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Well after Manhatten Hiroshima and Nagasaki there was not enough of the uranium for another, and in that there is the story of the Day of the Shark breifly mentioned in the cabin in Jaws one the cost for the allies would hacve been stupendous the real way would be blockade them and bomb them the invasion would have cost 1ooooo's of allied lives, taught that on Guam, Solomons, Iwo, Tarakan etc etc they sold their lives dearly and were fearless to boot rat cunning that's what the y were, totally brainwashed like their brethren not long defeated.

I did read somewhere Tibbits could not cope with what they had unleashed and opted out of life, the sad fact is war is war and in operation point blank Churchill agreed the bombing that populace was the only sure way to affect the stability of the armed forces and Germany's war production that the war could be won.

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Yes BR soon we will be saying goodbye to them all, the only thing here in Aus is I hope the populace gets off their ars*s and supports all our troops especially from modern conflicts.
Marching this Anzac day past with my fathers medals one of the marching vet's managed to get an Afghanistan vet to leave the crowd of onlookers to march, this was a great moment for all I reckon as our town only has 1500 residents and 1/3rd turn up to watch the parade so for that vet it was a big step and it was heart warming to see his wife and young son in the crowd emotional as we all clapped when he joined in.

The public opinion sometimes lacks understanding thinking the ADF are for home duties, well the records show that they have been involved in almost every conflict of any size and it is for the common freedom of all that the forces do what they do and I hope that the public changes its views on the current situation in the East and embrace our vets for what they have sacrificed both the walking and those that have paid the ultimate price.