Do you do Facebook? Send some likes to a WWII vet?

[Easterncedar]

Penzey’s has tipped me off to a WWII vet, George Mullins, whose Facebook post about voting should get some attention. Wouldn’t it be cool if the Penzey’s-DU link could generate some love for this extremely wonderful man, I daresay hero?

https://send.penzeys.com/NzgxLVFISi00MDYAAAGWfBMEja9_zrdXSrffefCnUI950rS0MpMRnDJvCtWZUg1hTNcWPKaq72KlXJOyWeS_-QMReAg=

[marble falls]

2. Just discovered Penzey, if they recommend something, it's just gotta be good.

[Dennis Donovan]

3. This FB post?

[Easterncedar]

4. Yes. Thank you

[Baitball Blogger]

5. My experience has been that of all the soldiers in America, WWII vets get it.

Most understood the American values they were fighting for. My dad was a soldier in that War, and what he took from that experience allowed him to continue being a Liberal, working for the military. He had a sincere respect for the conservative leanings of the military because he truly believed that they were fighting for his right to have the freedom to make the choice of his political leanings.

Had he lived longer, we would have had the discussion if he felt that military soldiers today, still heeded the lessons of WWII.

Sadly, it is also a generation whose time on Earth is almost over.

[Dennis Donovan]

7. Dad missed Normandy by a few weeks, but fought thru the Ardennes , Battle of the Bulge, Rhineland and the occupation

Sadly, he died when I was 2 1/2 so I never had the opportunity to speak to him about it.

[Easterncedar]

8. I really wish I had known how to ask the important questions

Sorry you lost your father so terribly young.

[Easterncedar]

6. Here's part of the text from Bill Penzey

October 25, 2024 George Mullins voted. June 6, 1944 George came ashore in Normandy. He voted by mail. He insisted that the ballot needed to be taken to the post office and handed directly to the postal worker. “Can’t take any chances in these times.”

It was LST #311 that brought him 100 yards from the shore of Utah Beach on D-Day. The water was cold and up to his neck. He kept an eye on the shorter soldiers to make sure their heavy packs would not drag them under. Together they all made it ashore. So many of those George went ashore with never made it home.

George Mullins lived through the unfathomable violence it took to face down fascism. He made it home but left so much behind. Forever since he has had to carry a hurt and a loss that thankfully most of us have never known.

His experience has left him with thoughts on this election and about those who would once again intentionally unleash the unspeakable horrors he had hoped were forever in the past.

Two weeks ago George posted his thoughts on his Facebook page for the book he wrote of his WWII experience, Foxhole.

Buy his book, I highly recommend it.

As is the nature of Facebook, and social media, and the times we live in, one of the most valuable pieces that will ever be written about this election now sits there with just 72 likes.

George’s daughter and longtime Penzeys customer, Sheila, wrote hinting that maybe I could bring more attention to his words. Yes. A very big Yes. Coincidentally enough (if there are coincidences) his were exactly the words I was then searching for