Jock, I missed it by a day due to illness, but thank you so much for this reminder. "Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it!"

My mother's father was in the Navy during this war and was in a small handful of men who survived a torpedo sinking of their ship. He was actually caught on something on the ship and was going down with it when there was another explosion and he was blown to the surface. I am fortunate to have several newspaper articles of the event with pictures of him recovering in the hospital and another picture of my grandmother and his mother reading the telegram from the Navy stating that he had survived. He lost 90% hearing in one ear and 15% in the other.
My mother's stepfather (her daddy) was a paratrooper and was briefly captured in France. When he escaped, he was able to free about 10 others with him. Some local people helped to hide them and then aided their escape. Although he died in 1992, I vividly remember hearing him talk about his experiences and never tired of hearing his stories.
My father's uncle was with General Chenault's Flying Tigers in the China/Burma/India campaign.
Thank you so much for this timely reminder and thus the renewed memory of my own family members who willingly risked their lives so that others could be free.