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Commentary A US World War II veteran arrives for President Trump's speech at the U.S.S. Battleship North Carolina in Wilmington in September. Seventy-five years after the war, some say there are similarities between the fabled 'Greatest Children' and those kids growing up amid a worldwide pandemic and recession today. (Photo by Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Commentary Why My Kids Can See Themselves in the ‘Greatest Generation’

Their lives are upended by coronavirus. But the fabled 'Greatest Generation' paced the world after surviving pandemic and recession too.

Kim Mackey Kim Mackey January 6, 2021 2:28 pm EST

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Mourners attend the funeral for Andrew Brown Jr. May 3 at Fountain of Life Church in Elizabeth City . (Image via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Social Justice Reaction to Andrew Brown’s Death Shows Whose Lives Matter in Elizabeth City – And Beyond
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA - APRIL 27: Patrice Revelle stands in front of police in riot gear as they force people off a street as they protest the killing of Andrew Brown Jr. on April 27, 2021 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The police were enforcing an 8 pm curfew announced after the shooting death of Brown by Pasquotank County Sheriff deputies on April 21. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) North Carolina After Elizabeth City Shooting, North Carolina Democrats Push for Speedy Release of Bodycam Footage
A woman wears a mask as she passes a grafitt message in Los Angeles in May 2020. (Image via Getty Images) Commentary Evictions on Your Record Make it Hard to Find a New Place. Here’s a Fix.
In this 2016 file photo, people gather in front of a Flint, Mich. church before participating in a national march to highlight the push for clean water. (Image via Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) Family NC Could Shrink Drinking Water Lead Levels Under This Federal Plan