Veteran’s Day: 70 years after WWII, we still remember

Seventy years. That’s how long it takes to forget a war — for most of us.
Boeing B-17 “Flying Fortress” levels off for a run over target. Photo: public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
One time I found a note a woman left for her dad. It was stuck in the edge of a document holder near the aft crew door of a WWII-era B-17 bomber. On one side was a photo of a smiling young airman. On the other, a personal note to her father about her flight that day, 70 years after her dad&r