May 26, 2014, - 6:58 pm
EXCLUSIVE Touching Photos: Jewish US Fallen Remembered, How US Jews Remembered US Fallen
You must check out these exclusive photos, below, from my collection. They depict memorial services at Anzio, Italy, where several Jewish American soldiers died in battle during World War II, and a memorial service held for America’s fallen by the Jewish War Veterans during World War II.
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Memorial Services for America’s Fallen Jewish Soldiers at Anzio, Italy During World War II, September 25, 1944 . . .
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The Jewish War Veterans of the United States Leadership Remembers America’s Fallen Soldiers During World War II at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Scranton, Pennsylvania, October 9, 1942. The photo shows, among others Benjamin Kaufman, National Commander of the Jewish War Veterans and a Congressional Medal of Honor holder. . .
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Jews made up 5% of the US population during WWII, and made up 10% of the soldiers. While other soldiers who were not college graduates were promoted to as high as colonel, highly qualified Jewish candidates never made it passed private. From Ed Koch to Mel Brooks to my uncles, they had to fight the Japanese and Germans, and they had to fight discrimination within the military.
Jews fought in every theatre of the war, often on the front lines. They volunteered for some of the toughest, most dangerous assignments. They were in every single battle of the war. My father and three of my uncles served during WWII, one of them getting 15 medals and 5 purple hearts, but no promotions. Another uncle served during the Korean war.
Jews served from the Revolutionary War to the Afghani fiasco. They died, and bled, for America. They were among the first graduates of West Point, and were among some of the early recipients of the Medal of Honor.
A distant relative served in the Union Army of Kentucky. A great uncle died in the Spanish American War, fighting with Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders.
Constrast this with the anti-Semites like Pat Buchanan. A pro-Vietnam War fraud, he got out of Vietnam claiming he had a bad knee, yet he still managed to play tennis through the war while whining about draft dodgers. He complains about others fighting in place of American Jews, yet he has it wrong. American Jews fought instead of this anti-Semitic coward.
During Vietnam, Jews made up a much smaller percentage of the population than they did during WWII, but made up 8% of the soldiers during the war. My mother’s cousin, a Marine Colonel, was shot down and killed on a bombing run when he could have been stateside, receiving a promotion and a safe desk job.
Let no one say otherwise. We Jews have shed more than our share of blood so that cowards like Pat Buchanan be safe to call us cowards.
Jonathan E. Grant on May 26, 2014 at 7:44 pm