They Just Fade Away

THEY JUST FADE AWAY records a bit of history soon to be forgotten with the passing of time. THEY JUST FADE AWAY portrays the men and the events as seen through the eyes of an Infantryman in World War 2. In a background of basic training in Georgia, joining a veteran division in Australia, 3 campaigns in New Guinea and the Philippines, and the Occupation of Japan, the portraits of individuals stand out. The competent, The Shirkers, The Cowards, The Villains and even The Enemy come to life again. It is a soldier's album of concise word pictures. The reason for writing THEY JUST FADE AWAY so long after the war ended was the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landing in Normandy. It was quite evident that the succeeding generations had little knowledge of the event and some of that was distorted. As one reads of the James Patrick Cassidy's and the Tony Donatelli's, once again youthful, laughing vivid, one becomes aware of why the deeds of these men should be recorded accurately for those who come after. As the old soldiers pass on the memories of those deeds and events, they just fade away.Dodge, Robert Lee is the author of 'They Just Fade Away', published 2001 under ISBN 9781413448641 and ISBN 141344864X.