America The Beautiful

This month marks the 75th anniversary of V-J Day

and the end of World War II.  This post is dedicated to all

the American heroes who fought in that conflict, some of

whom never came home again.  

American servicemen in a Japanese POW camp.

(Getty Images)

Most of the "greatest generation" whom stormed the beaches

of Normandy and liberated the enemy-occupied islands of the

Pacific and were fortunate enough to return from fighting
 the war are no longer here on this earth. 
May they rest in peace

  I will never forget the courage and sacrifice of these American heroes  

in their strident efforts to liberate peoples and nations 
from the tyranny and oppression of warfare.

Thank you all for my freedom! 

God Bless America!

America The Beautiful

Ray Charles

(1972)