tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472387702822565628.post6995790250475364896..comments2023-12-13T03:08:50.991-08:00Comments on ABC History: 7-How it all got startedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472387702822565628.post-63661219049311515822014-03-29T06:24:54.743-07:002014-03-29T06:24:54.743-07:00I use the term "great" only in the conte...I use the term "great" only in the context of my dad's time prior to forming the ABC and as being part of "The Greatest Generation" coined by Tom Brokaw. I state this because I have seen how many of the "great" men who came back from the war as part of "The Greatest Generation" became narrow focused driven men that steamroll over others in pursuit of their dreams. Some for money or fame, others in pursuit of religion. Or some, like my dad, for all three. War changes people. Had my dad used that "greatness" and drive to bring about peace and safety to others he could have done some great things. Instead he used that "greatness" to form his world into his own design and for his own peace, safety and pleasure. Taken in context my term about being a "great" man was not fully a compliment nor was it fully an insult. It was just a fact. In war his military records show he was brave but also very driven. He moved deliberately from a role of tending submarine nets far from the front to one of piloting landing craft in the Pacific Islands under heavy fire. He was driven to become "great" and it changed him. Not necessarily for the good. I looked up the common American English usage of "charlatan"; a noun meaning one making showy pretenses to knowledge or ability; and "evil";an adjective meaning harmful or injurious; and would agree both apply as the evidence of both are plain in my dad's story. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472387702822565628.post-40963057213094453662014-03-26T14:15:34.379-07:002014-03-26T14:15:34.379-07:00Your dad was NOT a great man, he was a charlatan a...Your dad was NOT a great man, he was a charlatan and just evil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com