M uncle, Tom Whelan, jumped with the 101st on D-day. He was 20 years young. Said he would do it all over again if needed. He passed in 80s. My father served with the Desert Air Force in Egypt 1942, with the “Falcons,” the 79th fighter group USAAF, an American group flying for Montgomery, later the 12th AF. He passed in the 90s. They were without question the greatest generation. We should never forget.