A Generation Betrayed

A Generation Betrayed By CIB 173rd Abn We were the children of victory—the generation born in the aftermath of World War II, raised in what may rightly be called the Golden Age of the United States. We lived in a time of abundance, opportunity, and freedom. Our parents returned from war to build lives in peace, trusting in the strength and righteousness of the nation they had fought to preserve. We inherited that trust and that faith. But somewhere along the way, we were betrayed—not suddenly, but slowly, insidiously, by those entrusted to lead us. The clearest fracture came with...