France, Britain and Italy lost more troops in WWI than in WWII Rich.

Two Kaisers, Kaiser? The Austrian leader was an Emperor. In fact there were two Emperors as Japan was an Ally.

There’s also a Queen with Romania. Although the ruler in Romania was a King, the Queen ended up politicking the Great Powers during and after the Great War at Versailles. She was the real power in Romania. She was related to the English Court.

My uncle was 16 when he enlisted in 1943. Many young men were underage Rich and lied on their induction paperwork.

Guess we forget about the generation who fought in the war to end all wars – WWI?

So true, Sir Kaiser, with at least 20 million deaths in WWI and 50-56 million deaths in WWII.

Might be the last one we should have been involved in. I thought we had a legit reason for Afghanistan. I had read the Taliban destroyed 100 foot tall ancient statues that had survived for like 1000 years in 1998 or 1999, because they were “blasphemous”, then 9/11 happened. People like that are definitely my enemies, by their choice. I could talk to anybody, but they couldn’t. They are the shoot first and never ask questions type. All these years later it sure looks like our leaders (ok, Bush/Cheney) took us there for different reasons than they (ok, Bush/Cheney again) told us. And if we do not help Ukraine defeat Russia now, we will be fighting both China and Russia later. Russia is just a common bully, and if we do not fully help Ukraine stand up to them immediately and forcefully it will only get harder later. I think you two know the truth of that. Helping Ukraine defeat Russia now will weaken China, too. Letting Russia win in Ukraine will make both Russia and China stronger. Fight all out or do not fight at all. No half measures like it seems we have always taken during every conflict since Vietnam. Maybe even Korea. I am not sure if we would have made the North Korea problem better or worse today if we kept fighting then. It is obvious to me the ceasefire just put the problem off into the future rather than solved it.

WWI was the worst waste (so far) that I know of. Basically, a family squabble that the whole world got dragged into. All that bloodshed because a powerful, scattered family couldn’t get along.

GenAlpha is a new one to me. I never knew when GenX, Millennials and GenZ began and ended. Let’s just say they’re people.

1927 = 96 years old this year. We’re loosing them. When they’re gone, they’re gone. The boomers will follow.

Thanks for sharing you father’s WWII service story. The date range of 1901-1927 is better. In World War II, the US only allowed men and women 18 years or older to be drafted or enlisted into the armed forces, although 17-year-olds were allowed to enlist with parental consent (and some successfully lied about their age).