Have you ever thought about the many ways that World War II changed America?

GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 18:13:45 -0400

Even as World War II was ending 70 years ago, Americans already knew it had transformed their country. What they didn’t know was just how much or for how long.

In that last wartime summer of 1945, the seeds of a new America had been sown. Not just postwar America — the Baby Boom, the Cold War, the Affluent Society, the sprawling suburbs — but the one in which we live today.

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http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/70-years-later-how-world-war-ii-changed-america/ar-AAda8cc

70 years later: How World War II changed America

Even as World War II was ending 70 years ago, Americans already knew it had transformed their country.

Response by SSG Sean Gallagher made Jul 18 at 2015 6:28 PM

SSG Sean Gallagher — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 18:28:23 -0400

It made America a global super power and thank God it happened when it did. Great leadership, brass balls and character. Some men committed suicide because they couldn't serve. A different time.

I would like to see how Eisenhower, MacArthur, and Patton would have dealt with today's Army and political climate. I believe that if they had led us in to the GWOT the fight would have been over years ago, and ISIS would not exist. God bless our greatest generation.

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made Jul 19 at 2015 6:11 AM

GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad — Sun, 19 Jul 2015 06:11:51 -0400

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made Aug 8 at 2015 6:55 AM

GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 06:55:17 -0400

Interesting side story on how the trauma of World War II might outlast its survivors ...

World War II left a huge number of people traumatized. They often carried physical and mental scars that proved difficult, if not impossible, to fully heal over time.

But the trauma also lives on in people who were not even born when the events of World War II occurred. These are the children or even grandchildren of the era's survivors, and the events still resonate in their lives, creating a deep cloud that can last a lifetime.

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http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-trauma-of-world-war-ii-might-outlast-its-survivors/ar-BBlve2L

The trauma of World War II might outlast its survivors

World War II left a huge number of people traumatized. They often carried physical and mental scars that proved difficult, if not impossible, to fully heal over time.

Response by PO3 David Fries made Aug 8 at 2015 7:16 AM

PO3 David Fries — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 07:16:08 -0400

A different war, a different world. The country has only come together once as Americans since. It would be nice to see that happen again without a national tragedy.

Response by CPT Alan W. made Oct 27 at 2015 6:43 PM

CPT Alan W. — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 18:43:56 -0400

At the end of WW2, we had an entire generation of young people who had sacrificed and worked very hard for a great cause, seen the world, and had come home to the only major country that didn't have all of it's infrastructure completely destroyed. What a wonderful "set up for the success" in the second half of the 20th century. They had earned it through sweat, blood, life, and limb; and lucky for all of us, they took full advantage of the "set up".

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Oct 27 at 2015 7:02 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 19:02:51 -0400

I can imagine the sadness as broken hearts filled the previous, current, and future generations. Hearts that could never be fixed.