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Originally Posted by SouthWestPacificVet
... it leaves me speechless to consider how some can think a terrible and vicious fight for an Island could be rated as if one could take second place to another. It was not an event, contest, or a game. It took place for me from 1941-1945, and it wasn't getting better, or any easier toward the end, it was getting worse, for those who size things up in the world of statistics. ...Take care,
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Thank you, Jack, for writing this for us to read. I live in a world of statistics as I'm a Federal Gov't worker, and I'm one of them who gathers and creates the stats and charts. The battle I always fight with those higher up is that the numbers represent people with individual stories and they have to consider what those stories are in decisions that are being made that will affect their lives.
At the same time, sometimes the stats can tell a story or lead someone to learn more. One of those few things my Dad told me was that only 8 of the men he joined the army with in 1939 survived to go home in 1945. That always stuck in my head to realize how fortunate I was that he did survive, but also how hard it was on him to be one of the few to carry on the memory of those buddies. I've been collecting information about those who served in his regiment and perished, so that I can hopefully find out more about their individual stories.
I am learning so much about the PTO that I could never have learned without you sharing with us. Thanks again.