WWII veterans
Midcentury combat survivors
WWII veterans are people who served in the armed forces during World War II (1939-1945).
As this generation ages, the term carries increasing weight in discussions of historical memory and veteran benefits: The town honored its remaining WWII veterans at the Memorial Day ceremony.
Sometimes styled World War II veterans or World War 2 veterans.
- Greatest GenerationAmericans spanning depression and war
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- battle scarsLasting marks from conflict
- infantryGround combat troops
- memorialsTributes to the departed
camaraderie · medic · Pearl Harbor · pilot · oral histories · war injuries · survival stories · remembrance ceremonies · homecoming · D-Day · Normandy beaches · sacrifice · military service · bravery · GI Bill · war bonds · resilience · old soldiers
WWII veteransWWI veterans
Soldiers from 1914-1918 conflict
Korean War veterans · Vietnam veterans · Gulf War veterans · Afghanistan veterans · future generations
WWII veteransdraft dodgers
Those avoiding military conscription
civilians · war resisters · conscientious objectors · non-combatants · pacifists
WWII veteransenemy combatants
Hostile armed opponents
Holocaust victims · war dead · civilian casualties · collaborators · refugees
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