![]() Cole and Dan Dennehy made knives for the troops. It was during the war that such knifemakers as BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame® members Bo Randall, Rudy Ruana, William Scagel, M.H. The argument can be made that the custom knife industry can trace its roots to World War II. Custom Knives & World War II Bo Randall’s Model 1 journeyed to all theaters of World War II alongside U.S. Memories of them are indelible because their deeds are manifest in the subsequent accomplishments and successes apparent everywhere on the globe, including from the bounty of the USA to the remarkable recoveries of two of the Axis powers most devastated by the conflict: Germany and Japan. No matter race, gender, creed or nationality, the Greatest Generation represents most of what’s good, wise, brave and kind about humanity. In a world that seems bent on forgetting its past, the Greatest Generation members who won that war, both at the front and the loved ones on the home front-including my parents-are unforgettable. Of course, many of the rest of us won’t as well, but then we didn’t serve in “The Big One,” as Dad liked to call it, either. Most of whom are at least 90 and older today, they obviously won’t be around for the centennial celebrations in 2044. Yes sir, 1944 was a very bad year for the Axis.įor those who fought in those titanic struggles for freedom, 2019 designates the last of the major anniversaries they will see. D-Day, Bastogne, Anzio, Monte Cassino, the Leyte Gulf and more are forever etched in the minds of many millions of people. ![]() This year marks the 75th anniversary of many major battles that turned the tide for the Allies in World War II.
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