they certainly stepped up and did what needed done and for doing it I will be forever grateful.
but the simple truth is their generation had its fair share of screwups and lowlifes also . so...... great generation ? damn straight ! greatest ?? I think not .
every generation believes the next to be lacking but though there seems to be plenty of screwups in the younger generations today ,plenty are stepping up and doing what must be done and my hat is off to them as well. every war since the big one american troops have dominated the enemy. they don't lack it is the political leadership that is lacking today
if the greatest generation was really so great why are so many of their children lacking?????????????? I would say much of the blame can be attributed to poor parenting. I believe in personal accountability BUT a bible passage also comes to mind "train up a child in the way they should go and they will not depart from it!"
it is easy to claim greatness and place blame on others but a true measure of a man is to recognize his faults and shortcomings and strive to do better and teach his children to do better.
merely pointing out one example of not so great.