
Me and my Greatest Generation dad, 50 years ago,
with cancer still far in our futures.
I’ve lost two family members in the past week–one to cancer, one who just finally wore out, at the age of 93. Both were members of what journalist Tom Brokaw termed the Greatest Generation: those born between 1911 and 1924. This generation came of age in the Depression, then went on to fight World War II–in the trenches, or on the homefront. They were tough, they were strong, and now they’re...
