At 81, World War II seems like a world and a half ago. I had just turned 17 when I enlisted in the Marines during the dark days of World War II and 20 when I was mustered out in 1946. My role in that “great war” was nominal. Its heroes lie buried on far-flung [...]
In a weird way I have Ken Burns to thank for motivating me to learn more about my grandfather’s World War II experience. In the wake of Burns’ omission, then cursory inclusion, of Latinos in his documentary on World War II, “The War,” my uncle and I have been swapping my late grandfather’s war stories. [...]
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