At 18 years of age, every youth coming out of high school should be required two years in some kind of federal service, either the military or other federal service. Jack Sanders)Īlso, Harner continued, “Serve your country. Harner is seen during a visit to the Pentagon, Aug. He served as a technician, fifth grade and saw combat at Gold Beach on D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of Paris. They will appreciate America more.” Linc Harner, 95, served during World War II and entered the Army at Fort Dix, N.J. I would tell to learn all they can about our country, how it was formed, why it was formed, who helped found it, and who were the leaders and the top ones and what was their thinking. Of course, the textbooks back when I was young weren’t told in a narrative. “When I was young, I was not interested in history,” he said. Harner has some advice for the youth of today.įirst, he suggests embracing American history in school. Three and a half years after he heard the president’s “Infamy” speech, he ended his wartime service with the liberation of Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, May 7, 1945. He went on to serve in the liberation of Paris, Battle of the Bulge, and supported Patton’s 3rdArmy. Harner would find himself storming Gold Beach on D-Day. I had just turned 17 and I had an extra year of postgraduate school to go, so I knew I wouldn’t be going in right away.”īut when his time came, he was ready to enlist, he said. All the guys who were 18 were ready to sign up and join. “We all listened on the radio to the president’s speech and discussed it. “I can remember the spot where I was walking when I heard that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor,” he recalled in a Defense Media Activity interview earlier this year. 8, 1941, before a joint session of Congress on the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the day before.
Roosevelt’s “Day of Infamy” speech on Dec. Harner remembers while in high school hearing President Franklin D.
He entered the Army at Fort Dix, N.J., on Aphe was a technician, fifth grade. Harner was born in Pottstown, Penn., but he now lives in Landsdowne, Va., about 175 miles from Washington, D.C. Linc Harner poses for a photo during World War II. They’re generally in their 90s, and about 245 die each day, according to the VA.Īt 95, Army veteran Lincoln “Linc” Harner still remembers the war. Reports from the Department of Veterans Affairs say about 240,300 World War II veterans are still alive in 2021.
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