#greatest generation

[mikedawwwson]

"The Good War on Terror" written by Christopher Hayes.

I will be producing a print 'zine of this in the coming months. Join my Monthly 'Zine Club to get the first copies automatically sent your way!

#september 11 #9/11 #saving private ryan #steven spielberg #greatest generation #tom hanks #george w. bush #war on terror

[girlinthebrightbluejeans]

We're really blogging like our grandparents here lol @hotvintagepoll

#greatest generation #silent generation

[amphiptere-art]

My mom decided to state that my generation uses Tumblr often. I was unsure. Sleuthing in the internet prompted mixed but affirmative results. Now I am curious to actually see.

#tumblr #tumblr generations #generation alpha #generation z #millennials #generation x #baby boomers #silent generation #greatest generation

[taraross-1787]

This Week in History: Brig. Gen. Jimmy Stewart

At about this time in 1941, Jimmy Stewart enlists in the U.S. Army. The Academy Award-winning movie star didn’t have to join the military. He’d been drafted, but he’d promptly flunked the physical exam because he was 10 pounds underweight.

Stewart did not like that! Not one little bit. He promptly appealed the Army’s decision. His family had a history of military service, and he intended to serve.

“It may sound corny,” he said as he left Hollywood behind, “but what’s wrong with wanting to fight for your country? Why are people reluctant to use the word patriotism?”

The story continues here: https://www.taraross.com/post/tdih-jimmy-stewart

#this week in history #history #history blog #America #world war ii #heroes #us army #US Air Force #greatest generation #sharethehistory

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Song of the Day - “Moonlight Serenade”

Happy 85th Birthday to “Moonlight Serenade” - recorded April 4th, 1939.

Composed and recorded by Glenn Miller, this swing ballad eventually got given lyrics by Mitchell Parish.

But the lyrics never really felt right. This is an instrumental.

“Moonlight Serenade”was recorded as a B side to a song the record label RCA Blubird felt was the better A side: “Sunrise Serenade”. The title was created for this melody which had had a few, by record company execs who felt it was a catchy title to be the flip side of “Sunrise Serenade”

A reshaping of another Miller song called “Now I Lay Me Down To Weep” and like a lot of Miller’s music, while swing-y, it has a sense of melancholy, of sadness, in it.

As jazz critic Gary Giddins said, "Miller exuded little warmth on or off the bandstand, but once the band struck up its theme, audiences were done for: throats clutched, eyes softened. Can any other record match 'Moonlight Serenade' for its ability to induce a Pavlovian slobber in so many for so long?”

“Moonlight Serenade” was an instant hit. It also was chosen by the US Army and the US Navy as one of the handful of recordings that were put onto these V-discs they made for playing to the soldiers overseas doing WWII. So it stayed popular and stayed in the ears and hearts of Americans for that entire era. Some have said if there is one melody that defines the war era, or musically illustrates it best, “Moonlight Serenade” is it. It has been said to be “the anthem of the Greatest Generation”.

Glenn Miller enlisted in the Air Force for service in WWII. Part of his service was to train bands and do shows for the soldiers. As he wrote, “We receive such sincere applause” for “Moonlight Serenade,” Miller said, “I am convinced that what we are doing over here is worth far more than all the money I could have ever made as a civilian.”

Miller was only 40 when his plane was shot down over the English Channel at Christmastime of 1944. He was going to play for the troops who had just liberated Paris. Neither Miller’s remains nor he wreckage has never been found.

But his legacy is incalculable. He had a handful of huge hits in the era, but none more indelible than this one. This is that melody which, even if by name you think you’ve never heard of it, you know it. Or at least if you’re of a certain age, you have.

Not just Miller and his orchestra’s theme song, but an American anthem.

[Mary Elaine LeBey]

#legend #Moonlight Serenade #swing #Glen Miller #Glen Miller Orchestra #my favorites #WWII #Mary Elaine LeBey #Greatest Generation #music #songs #Youtube

[casscassiecascoril]

It's weird to see Americans talk about the 'greatest generation' because though I know what they're talking about- the USAs WW2 obsession is well known- but it's wild how that affects language. Their 'greatest generation' isn't called that here, in the UK they're the 'silent generation' so let's see

#polls #greatest generation #silent generation #ww2 #history #tumblr polls

[parastitch]

There will come a day when even these heroes are forgotten, today is not that day as we celebrate the 78th anniversary of operation overlord. A force the likes of which the world had never seen before and Lord willing will never see again crashed upon the defenses of occupied France to free the world from tyranny.

May the stars cease to shine long before the glorious endeavor they undertook be forgotten, when the shores were painted red with the blood of Free men of united cause.

#d day #overlord #Normandy #ww2 #hero's #greatest generation #the longest day

[shadowssee]

everyone cash app me a dollar so i can go to the greatest generation tour

#twy #the wonder years #greatest generation #tour #crying #this is a rant

[chickrawker]

The Wonder Years at Rams Head Live 9/12/13

I don't quite remember when I first heard The Wonder Years but it was when Greatest Generation was first released and I was fairly obsessed with it. So of course when they announced a 10 year anniversary tour, I had to go. With my crazy schedule I had to get tix to the show in Baltimore which apparently was an ace move.

The Wonder Years

Rams Head Live

Baltimore MD

9/12/13

The Greatest Generation:

There, There

Passing Through a Screen Door

We Could Die Like This

Dismantling Summer

The Bastards, the Vultures, the Wolves

The Devil in My Bloodstream

Teenage Parents

Chaser

An American Religion (FSF)

A Raindance in Traffic

Madelyn

Cul-de-Sac

I Just Want to Sell Out My Funeral

Oldest Daughter

The Paris of Nowhere

Low Tide

I Don't Like Who I Was Then

Lost It in the Lights

GODDAMNITALL

Came Out Swinging

Small venue with bench seating on the balcony? Ok! Old me was happy to be in the balcony where I could see everything. The band is a fan of the venue and said they always have good shows here and I believe it. This crowd was SO SERIOUS. Amazing singalongs, no extraneous talking, everyone super engaged. I'm getting used to Dan's stage banter and he is absolutely a real one. Some highlights: Dan acoustic on Madelyn, Paris of Nowhere, and Lost it in the Lights.

P.S. the tote bag is a copy of the white board they had up while recording the album. $10! What a steal!

#set list #setlist #the wonder years #greatest generation

[balladof-bignothing]

General Store, Mercer Museum, 1916

#edwardian era #edwardian artifact #greatest generation #1901 #1916 #Henry Mercer #mercer museum

[imkeepinit]

#greatest generation #Stonewall riots #cartoon #political cartoon #standing against tyranny #D-Day #honor

[trump666traitor]

#greatest generation #standwithukraine #courage #true maga

[bronzetomatoes]

Why dont we all look at Andy

#look anika's talking! #it gets rough out here #(not any specific fandom. this is a general statement) #anika famous moment #greatest hits

[taraross-1787]

Medal of Honor Monday: Thomas A. Baker

On this day in 1944, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. You won't believe what Private Thomas A. Baker accomplished with only eight bullets during the World War II Battle of Saipan.

That battle was just one of several bloody battles fought in the Pacific in 1944. The Japanese were losing, but they refused to surrender. Finally, nearly a month into the battle, they threw everything they had at the Americans still on the island: Thousands of Japanese soldiers would make one last banzai charge.

Baker performed several acts of heroism during the month-long battle—but his final brave self-sacrifice came during that final banzai attack.

The story continues here: https://www.taraross.com/post/tdih-thomas-baker-moh

#tdih #otd #this day in history #history #medal of honor monday #medal of honor #heroes #world war ii #greatest generation #sharethehistory

[oldnavystudent-blog]

Yup! We're just that cool!

#gen x #greatest generation

[frombehindthepen]

Roll Call: The Generation Quotient

Roll Call: The Generation Quotient #Generation #GenerationalGap #Age #Ageism

Image Credit: RalfUnstet (Pixabay) Roll call… Somehow, the creation of age-related categories seems to make us identify and accept our assigned placement in society, whether we like it or not. In the eyes of a mature soul, age ain’t nothin’ but a number. Yet somehow, generations are tagged with songs, fashion, food, activities, global events, advocacies, and whatever was popular during their…

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#Age #Baby Boomers #Gen Alpha #Gen X #Gen Z #Generational Gap #Generations #Greatest Generation #Millennials #Silent Generation