MEMPHIS BELLE is Underrated! *** FIRST TIME WATCHING *** 

I'm so glad someone finally reacted to this one. I love this movie. Good story, with an absolutely stacked cast. Although fictionalized, it is based on a real plane, real events, and real people. In fact, during the making of the movie, the actors playing people who were still alive got to talk to the people they were portraying. You're right about a lot of the events being a composite, though. It makes for a more dramatic movie that way. After the movie came out, Robert Hanson, the Memphis Belle's radio operator, spoke to his grandson's high school class. When asked if what happened was true, he said "No, it didn't all happen to the Memphis Belle, but everything in the movie happened to some B-17". Thanks again for reacting to this mostly forgotten film.

The actual aircraft commander of the Belle went on to do a second tour of 26 missions in the Pacific, less than a year after his final flight over Germany. Kept on with the Air Force after the war until retirement, then owned a car dealership. When he retired from that, too, he moved back to his home town in North Carolina.

At the time, if I remember correctly, Allied fighters didn’t have the range to completely escort the bombers the entire way and Luftwaffe pilots knew that. So they would wait until the fighters were forced to pull out and then pounce on the bombers.

I haven't seen this movie in ages, it came out in 1990, with an all-star cast, Matthew Modine, Eric Stolz, Harry Connick jr., Sean Astin, Billy Zane, Michael Caton-Jones, Tate Donovan, Courtney Gains and John Lithgow. They are A list actors. Underrated good movie.

One of my all time favorite movies - I wish more people would see it today. Thank you so much for reacting to it 😁🥰

There is a documentary about the real Memphis Belle by the great William Wyler. He flew with the crews during the war. Twelve O'clock high tells the story of daylight bombing and the mental effects on the men. It is a special movie. The third series by the team that brought Band of Brothers and The Pacific is Masters of The Air about these men. It is based on the book of the same name and will be on Apple later this month.

The Memphis Belle's 25th mission was actually bombing the German submarine pens at Lorient France.

I love this movie. Even though it's not 100% accurate as *the story*, it is accurate in that it represents what went on both in the sky and on the ground. Each character is someone's actual story, even if they weren't on the Belle.

I have not seen this movie in decades, that was a fantastic reaction! 9:31 A milk run was a mission posing little danger. Today it’s typically associated with a routine flight. Tom Scott has a video where he takes the shortest flight that was established as a milk run. Thank you for this, a great way to start my day, I look forward to the next one. I would like to recommend “Glory” (1989) another great historical film.

Growing up in Memphis, the Memphis Bell was on a concrete pedestal display at the National Guard armory near the Memphis' fairgrounds. It was there till the Air Force Museum took it to restore restore it and display it inside the Museum. I normally saw it once a week till I joined the Navy in 1978. In 1990, shortly after our son was born, I was still in the Navy Reserve and was transferred to Nevada with my civilian job. For the few months till our house sold I lived in our camper in Nevada commuting to our house each weekend to be with my wife and baby son. This movie came out and I watched it at the local theater. It really hit home to me because I knew the story and had seen the Memphis Bell so many times.

For much of the war escort fighters simply didn't have the range to follow the bombers to target. It wasn't until the P 51 Mustang with its drop fuel tanks that fighters could go all the way to the target.

A B-24 Liberator, Hot Stuff, was the first to complete it's 25 missions, but was lost on the way back to the states to do the promotional tour. The second was B-17 Hell's Angels, but they thought that was not really a proper bird to send back home, so the Memphis Belle was chosen and became part of William Wilder's documentary. The last mission was a milk run to France. And no, the crew was not this dysfunctional. A milk run was an easy mission. And, they sadly lost one of the planes during filming, luckily everyone was ok. And you had to be on oxygen about 10 thousand feet, so they did not take off their masks, unless it is a Hollywood movie. The Real Memphis Belle survived the war and was recently restored and is now on display at the U.S. Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio

My Dad was actually a mechanic and pilot for a B-17 back in the 80s and 90s and that particular B-17 was used in the movie Memphis Belle. At the time the plane was owned by a man named David Tallichet. This plane still makes rounds on the airshow circuit and set up with the Memphis Belle movie paint scheme. My dad Mark Hinzman has told me multiple times that the airplane was originally set up as a fire bomber when they acquired the B-17 in the 80s. he told me that they converted it into the Memphis Belle and removed the chin turret for the movie. As a pilot, my dad‘s flight logs do show him with a significant amount of time as pilot command for B-17. He did not fly in the movie, but he did fly all around California and briefly in New York but mostly California. he was both the chief mechanic for the airplane and pilot for the airplane during the 80s and 90s in Chino California. I also know that me and my brother have a pretty iconic picture in our family that my dad took as he was standing on the ground and my brother and I were in the nose of the movie Memphis Belle B-17.

It’s a trueish story. Memphis Belle was the first bomber to complete 25 missions. The crew stories in this film were pretty much fiction. In reality they didn’t want to screw that up, so its last mission was a milkrun. In the days before cgi, this film used pretty much every still flying WW-II airframe. They gave the B17s different paint jobs on their left and right sides so they could make it look like they had twice as many planes in the air.

I remember when they were restoring the Memphis Belle down in Memphis, TN. I think they have it on display at Mud Island. I do know that a bunch of guys from the base I was at used to volunteer their time off-duty to go down and work on it. I was at Eaker AFB in Blytheville, Arkansas, and this movie came out about the same time. I retired on January 1, 1993, so it was in theaters before then. I think it’s possible that they used the movie for publicity purposes to get funding to fix her up

Another thing that a lot of people don’t really know is that historically, and in military documents a B-17 called Susie Q was supposed to be the first B-17 to complete 25 missions but unfortunately it was shut down on the final mission and another plane called Hell’s Angels is historically accurate to being the first B-17 bomber to complete 25 missions the army back then didn’t think it was a family friendly name that would inspire the American people and they chose the next plane in line that completed 25 missions which was, of course, Memphis Belle. So we remember Memphis Belle as the first American bomber to complete 25 missions it’s actually the second American bomber from World War II that completed 25 missions but between number one and number two it was the one that was chosen to inspire America because I had a more family friendly name.

I've seen the actual aircraft used to play the Belle. Her name is Sally B, and she's so famous for playing the Belle in this film that she still retains the livery on her right side today this. As a note, Boeing made countless variants of the B-17, and Sally B is a slightly newer version than the Belle, so she needed some aesthetic modifications. But all in all, not only does Sally B still exist, but she's still airworthy and is a highlight of air shows at her home in Duxford Imperial War Museum in England. I'm going to see her perform again with my family at this year's air show to honour the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord.

This is one i haven't thought about in years . But remember loving it when i saw it... Damn..i forgot how fantastic a cast this is.. And yes . Tate Donovan is the voice of Disney's Hercules. Great catch

There was an actual instance where the ball turret became jammed, due to battle damage. The access hatch was not in the proper position for the gunner to crawl out. Unfortunately, the landing gear could not be lowered, causing the pilot to have to land on the belly. The landing crushed the ball turret and sadly the gunner with it.

YES !!!... I've been waiting for someone to watch this. Thank you so much. This is such an under rated gem

This is one of those lost movies that’s good, but forgotten. I saw this at the theater. Bravo for reacting to this!

One of my favorites! Life's weird twists allowed me to fly on a B-17 (the Nine-0-Nine) twice, and then I moved to Memphis, where I volunteered with the Memphis Belle Society and washed the 'Belle every other month. I love flying, and due to work I'm just 120k miles from being a million-miler on a major U.S. carrier but I've never felt safer than on that old B-17 buffeting in the thermals and doing Chandelles over every little grass and asphalt strip in sight. This is a true-ish story, except all those things happened over 24 missions not all at once. Both my grandfathers were in WWII, one in the Big Red 1, the other in the 8th Air Force, so I feel a connection when I see a B-17 F or -G, and listening to those Wright 1820s start and throttle up is heaven for me. Not a bad set of memories for an old sub-sailor!

One of my favorite movies of all time, you're probably the first reviewer I have seen watch the movie.

Damn, this movie just disappeared after the mid 2000s. I forgot all about this gem. Cheers RT, you rule 😎👍

Downer dude was the lead in 'Fire in the Sky'. You nailed Joker from FMJ. You have the main antagonist from Titanic as the Doc. You're right there are a bunch of actors from other movies in this. Did I see George McFly?

Sadly this is a very underrated movie. the B-17 used in the movie has since been grounded by a greedy insurance company as the museum & owners who would fly her around out of NY for airshows can't afford it on top of the $$ gas. My grandfather was a crew chief for maintenance on B-17's in the 8th . when this movie came out he had to see it on the big screen and he loved it couldn't stop talking about the B-17 and how he rode his bicycle around base. for another underrated movie (TV/Mini series) "Rough Riders" (1997) w/ Sam Elliott and a all star cast

I'm glad someone on YT finally did a reaction to this movie. I saw this film when I was a kid and it introduced me to military aviation, which led me to become an F-16 crew chief in the U.S. Air Force. This film was based on an actual B-17 bomber called the "Memphis Belle", which can still be seen today at the USAF museum in Dayton, OH. There are SO MANY good actors in this film. There is a new mini-series coming out on Jan. 26th called "Masters of the Air", it's produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and it's about the airmen of WWII. I hope to see your reaction to it!

Nothing is ever more beautiful than the British coast "Come on baby, just a little further...."

The song Harry Conick Jr was singing is an old (very popular) Irish song called Oh Danny Boy. A message from a parent to a son, wishing for his safe return from war. Ye'll come and find the place where I am lying, And kneel and say an Avé there for me. And I shall hear though soft you tread above me And all my grave will warmer, sweeter be, For you will bend and tell me that you love me, And I shall sleep in peace until you come to me…

Great film. Now, on to "12 O'clock High" for a grittier view of the bomber crews of WWII. Good reaction.

A gripping portrayal of bravery and camaraderie under fire. The tension in that final mission had me on the edge of my seat. A must-watch for any history buff!

One of my favorite movies of all time. When the letters are being read and the footage is being played, it brings me to tears. This movie does an excellent job of showing the horrors of war. This is actually a true story. The Memphis Belle us currently on display, fully restored, in Memphis, TN.

In reality, the Memphis Belle's final mission went pretty smoothly. There was a film crew aboard, documenting the mission for the news reels, and there was nothing like what happened in the film. However, it's a sure thing that what happened in the film happened to somebody- The bomber offensive is full of stories about B-17s taking absurd amounts of damage and still making it home.

The fighter planes couldn't hold as much fuel as the bombers, so they had to turn back. The smallest guys were always the belly gunners.

Milk run is a mission over an easy target low risk. The pictures on the aircraft is called "nose art". fair movie, good reaction.

Thank you so, so much for giving this movie a proper reaction! I've known and loved this movie since it first aired on HBO(way back in the day), and it left one hell of an impression on me as well.

In the earlier years of the war, the fighter planes (the smaller escort planes you asked about) did not have the range to escort the bombers that could fly longer distances without running out of fuel.

Between this movie and having been able to go into both a B-17 and a B-24 I am glad I would have been in the Navy flying Hellcats in the Pacific.

Happy new year. I am sure this is going ro be a kick ass year for you and the channel. This channel is quickly becoming one of my favorite reaction channels. I am shocked that I forgot about this brilliant movie. Haven't seen it in YEARS!!!

B17 missions were rather fatal. I met a veteran at men's church retreat ... he had been a B17 gunner.

The letters of condolence read by John Lithgow are real letters sent to families during the war. The original movie was planned to be about Royal Air Force bombers but American money paid for the film so it was changed to the Memphis Belle story - as a subtle tribute to the original idea the letters are ones sent to British families by RAF Bomber Command.

I enjoyed your reaction to this movie. If you want to see a great movie about the stress and brutality of the air war for bomber crews over Germany during WW2 starring one of the all time great actors 'Gregory Peck' then I highly recommend watching 'Twelve O'Clock High' which was made in 1949. It's an outstanding movie and there's no one in Hollywood today who can give a performance like Gregory Peck.

A fantastic movie!! I truly dives into the mentality and personal battle of the individual when faced with the uncertainty of life and death KNOWING you're so close to safety. Such brave men. Most came home and simply picked up where they left off. Defiantly the epitome of the GREAT GENERATION .

Knowing but not placing a face can be maddening. The one redhead I first remember from Children of the Corn, but most can pick him out from Back to the Future - at the dance he cut's in and George must push him away to get that first kiss. The other guy with the 'big teeth smile' I first saw in Space Camp.

Definitely one of my favorites and you're the first I've seen do a reaction video for it. LW3918 and you both have my thanks!

Up until late 1943, the Allies didn't have a fighter plane that "had the legs" (go the distance) to go all the way with the bombers to protect them. This story was set in summer 1943. In late 1943, the North American P-51 Mustang fighter plane was introduced in Europe. The P-51 was able to fly the whole mission with the bombers, besides being a better airplane than what the Germans had. The American 8th Army Air Force decided to fly daytime missions, the Royal Air Force would fly at night. The "Memphis Belle" was a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. The other, and more numerous American heavy bomber, was the Consolidated B-24 Liberator. My Grandfather was a Bombardier in a B-24. He was shot down and spent the rest of the war in Stalag Luft 1, a POW camp.

The air war was brutal till mid to late 44 when fighters could start escorting bombers the whole way and the Luft was shredded to a shadow of itself. In reality the Belle suffered very little damage over her career, they actually flew the plane back to the US to do PR. She's on display in the national museum of the USAF.

It was an interesting summer in 1989 when I went to see Memphis Belle, then Tim Burton's Batman then Oliver Stone's J.F.K. (not sure of the order, though). I was particularly stoke for Bell, because I am allabout WWII history. They got so many interesting details right, like the blue electrical underwear the men wear and have to plug into outlets in the plane to stop from dying of hypothermia.

My grandfather made it home only do a second tour in the Pacific! He was a flight engineer and met my grandmother in Colorado while training in B29 bombers for his second tour, this time in the Pacific theater.

Shocking fact: During the making the 1989 movie Memphis Belle one of a b-17s suffered a engine failure during take off and crashed luckily all 10 men onboard survived managed to escape but the aircraft was totally destroyed by fire.

Saw this film a long time ago, and I still like it. Apparently this film is dramatization of real events about this crew. May I recommend another WW2 war film called '12 O'Clock High'? It is about a fictional Air Force bomber group set in WW2 too. If you manage to find it, please react to it.

My Grandfather was stationed in England and served in WWII as an aircraft mechanic. One of the planes he was in charge of servicing was the Memphis Belle. After the Army he was offered a very good job at Boeing, But not wanting to move his young family across the country from Wisconsin to Washington he decided to stay on the family farm. Had he moved he would have made a lot more money but not as happy. I'm glad he stayed on the farm because I grew up right next door, it was a great childhood and a joy spending time with him. I have all his pictures from the war many of them with him standing by the Pin-up girls on the planes including the Memphis Belle. He will always be a hero in my book.

I am a combat vet ( Vietnam ) you can not possibly know the good you have just done . Thank you for this and you did a great job. God bless you

The Belle wasn't the first to complete 25 missions. A 17 named Hell's Angels was the first one, but the Belle was the first to go home after completing 25. The Belle completed her 25th mission on May 17, not 16. Also the Pilot (Col. Robert Morgan) and Co-pilot Cap. (James Verinis) had on steel helmets when they were flying through the flak. I have watched clips, but I cannot bring myself to watch this movie because it is so far from the truth. I'm sure this movie helped rejuvenate interest in the actual Queen that is the Belle and if that's the case, I'm thankful for that because now, she sits fully restored in the Wright Patterson Airforce Base Museum. Loaded down with fuel and payload, it weighed 30 tons.

Rhetorical, thank you. I'm actually a WW2 historian and author. I'm really resisting the urge to geek out and share some of my knowledge. Thank you for getting to this. Maybe it will spark the interest of some of your fans.

I've flown on B-17s. Thet are not shaky at all; it's a very soft ride like being on a waterbed (those big tires) and take off is smoother than an airliner, as you just float up on the air. Landing is the same: you watch the shadow grow closer to the ground, the screech of the tires touching down. The noise in the air is deafening. When you see the old Veterans with hearing aides in both ears, they earned those babies.

There was an actual propaganda movie about that last mission. The crew in this movie is fictionalised as are the specific incidents of the mission. Depending on wind conditions, a round trip to Bremen in a B-17 formation was an all day affair. The Army Air Corps had to specifically recruit little guys to man the ball turrets. They did have a tendency to stick in awkward positions which occasionally resulted in the plane having to land with them still extended with the very real danger of the turret making ground contact. There were escort fighters (P-51 Mustangs), but they would have been close to their maximum range, so they would have to drop their external fuel tanks to engage which meant they would have to head for home quickly. Earlier waves of German fighters would have tried to get them to use up their fuel and ammunition. As well, escort fighters had to stay away from tight proximity to the bomber formations, because thousands of .50 calibre machine guns were blasting away with little regard for what was a legitimate target....

As someone who lives in Suffolk these airmen are a massive part of our history in East Anglia. Young men, many of whom had never been far from their own homes, suddenly coming thousands of miles to risk their lives over Europe. We owe them a huge debt. You may or may not know that the actor James Stewart was a pilot of B24 Liberators and flew 20 missions over Europe.

Those planes are terrifying, the sheer beating they can take and still fly

Great movie! I'm so glad to see you reacting to such an underappreciated film.. Way to start the new year properly and can't wait to see what else you have in store for us this year! :)

The letters scene is based on a real bomber commanders policy, he would free hans the letters, one at a time. No copies. "The letters were private, between him and the families. Never to been seem by anyone else"

This was my favorite film as a kid, and sparked a lifelong interest in world war 2 history. Now I'm old and better studied, but I still love it. TBH the theme to this movie is the only thing I can still play on the piano.

The shots of the b17s in this movie are absolutely the best out there. Love it!

An older gentleman that my father and I bowled leagues with and befriended was a B-17 pilot at the same time 'Memphis Belle' was flying. He said the story of her was not accurate, but the war action was very well done. I absolutely love the nose of art and pin-ups from that era, and some of them were bordering on very 'R' rated.

This is one of my favorite movies! The real life footage they put into the movie was crazy

The term "milk run" means a really easy mission like, instead of going on a bombing run they are sent to deliver mail to France or something.

Think about this. Each B-17 F models carried Ten men on board. 24 ships was 240 men. Losing 24 airplanes means 240 lost crews. Whether they were able to get out and became POW or were lost. I've been inside the Plane used during the movie as "The Memphis Belle". There isn't much space to move around in. And to imagine the gear the crews would have to wear during their sorties makes it that much smaller The Actual "Memphis Belle" has been rebuilt and is on static display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio.

One of the reasons this film didn't become a pop culture fixture is that it came out before the resurgence of WW2 and cold war movie popularity, sometimes being among the first isn't best.

The air war is tragically under covered given the scale of those involved. A great classic one of the few examples in any media about aircrew. Excited for the new show coming out in a few weeks masters of the air about the 100BG

Yes, as you've already guessed, the Memphis Belle was a real thing but the story of the crew's final mission was highly fictionalized. As I recall, the Real Belle returned largely unharmed but certainly did not go through all the events you saw in the film. And, regarding the co-pilot's umm... "snafu", it wasn't unheard of for any incoming fighter to slam into a b17 (or even another friend or foe). Put simply, it could have happened to anyone. These planes are coming in so fast, there was always a slight chance even if the incoming plane did not get hit. Regarding fighter escort, this was the beginning of the war, drop-tanks were not yet being actively used, so the 17s often had to go it alone. Oh, and I'm surprised you didn't recognize Samwise Gamgee in this film.

The idea a female could relate to what these boys went through, is like men understanding women's thoughts in Dirty Dancing. These guys gave the ultimate sacrifice and never once complained.

Love this movie. My dad was a waist gunner in a B-17 in the 390th Bomb Group, stationed in England. Nice reaction

Now imagine going through things like this and being 22, 23 or so. The stalwart nature of our troops in WWII is staggering. May God bless the soul of each and every one of the real ones!

Since I talked about Sally B, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress that played the Memphis Belle in this film, I just remembered. She actually cameos in the film wearing her own livery. You can see her at 9:58, and yes, she has a nude woman laying down painted on both sides her nose. She actually still has this panting on the left side since they retained the Belle livery on the right side. I can't wait to see her perform at the air show. She's an old girl now, but she's still alive and kicking thanks to the wonderful people at Duxford in Cambridge who've lovingly taken care of her for decades.

I got to tour a B-17 recently and couldn't believe how tiny they actually are inside. I almost got stuck in the area over the bomb bay doors. I can't imagine how difficult and how much bravery it took to go up to fight in something that compact and claustrophobic.

19:26 The Allies didn't have a fighter with enough range to accompany the bombers from England to Germany until 1944, when the P-51 Mustang, equipped with drop tanks, could cover the distance and get back.

Great to see someone react to this, seems to get missed a lot. Also, Mackinac Island shirt, nice!!!

Thank you for doing a reaction on this movie. It is One of my all time favorite movies.

Thanks for the reaction. I think for years, the movie wasn't on streaming services so there are a couple of generations of folks who have not seen it. I hope more reactors do this one. It's worth it. Thanks!

Glad to see someone comment on this great movie. El MIrage, Arizona

Another fantastic movie from the Airmen’s view is Thirty Seconds over Tokyo. True story about the Dolittle raid. Stars Spencer Tracey. Great watch.

Like others have said, SO glad someone has finally reacted to this film. Hopefully, other reactors will follow suit. The B-17 is one of my favorite WWII bombers.....hands down. It has such a gorgeous silhouette and it was tough as nails to boot. My uncle was a waist gunner and Norden bombsight maintenence tech on board a B-17. I still have his flak helmet and proudly display it in my so-called "man cave". Great reaction vid!

"12 O'CLOCK HIGH" [1949]. Best ever.

Fun fact. Eric Stoltz as Staff Sgt. (T/3) Danny "Danny Boy" Daly was cast as Marty McFly first. He was fired and replaced by Michael J. Fox.

Records indicate that Gable flew five combat missions but Cowley and other veterans remember that he flew many more.

The B-17F had like all previous models a severe weakness - the face There were two small guns slightly off-set from the nose but these were operated by the Bombardier, and the Navigator who had other important jobs The Germans seized upon this to do front-on attacks The allies released the B-17G which has a chin turret added, for forward defence Also the improvement of fighters and their tactics in escorting bombers greatly increased survivability and lad to victory

Awesome reaction of my favorite movie!!!!😊😊😊😊

My uncle was a tail gunner in a B24 he was kia’d on his 49th mission in Marlboro Yugoslavia. Eye witness a P47 fighter escort reported they had released there bombs and as the bomb bay doors were closing a flax shell exploded in side the bomb bay. The plane exploded in half and spun into the ground. One man parachuted out and survived the navigator. He told the story.

"so long since i had any meat". There was food rationing in Britain during WW2 Milk-run; easy safe mission Early B17 aircraft, no chin turret At first Allied fighter aircraft did not have the fuel capacity to protect the bombers all the way there and back. Bomber aircraft were very inaccurate in their bombing during WW2

I grew up in Memphis TN. where the Belle was placed in front of National Guard Armory near the Memphis Fairgrounds after the war. It was in a poor state of preservation by the 1970's and briefly was placed near a themed restaurant by the airport. Finally it went through some much needed restoration and moved to The Mud Island Park where it was at least placed in a covered exhibit. Today it is preseved in the USAF Museum in Ohio.

One of my favorites. Earned a sub

Memphis Belle was filmed at the former RAF Binbrook here in Lincolnshire I was a little too young to be an extra I was about 14 at the time and youngest age allowed to be an extra was 17, the flying was filmed over Cambridgeshire.

This is actually based off the documentary that was made in 43. If you want to see what really happened, then the documentary is it. The belle also took off from their base in England with 35 other planes.

I had a chance to go through the B17 that was the Memphis Belle in the movie. It was on static display at Wings Over Wayne Airshow at Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro North Carolina. The real Memphis Belle is on display at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. The movie is based on the real Memphis Belle 25th and last mission.

Air war movies? The battle of Britain, 12 o’clock high, the flying tigers, the war lover, and my favorite Tora Tora Tora

Thanks for finally reacting to Memphis Belle. I was hoping Masters of The Air coming out soon would put some needed attention back on this underrated forgotten film. 😎

The actual plane is located on Mud Island museum in Memphis , Tennessee. It was being restored in 1997 when I was there .

This has got me super excited for Masters of Air coming out Jan 25th on apple tv. New mini series about the 8th, hopefully it does the time period right.

the real life Memphis belle's 25th final mission was the submarine base in Lorient, France....

Do you think any young Americans really understand the sacrifices that so many young men and women made in WW 11. The greatest generation, and they are all about gone.