Modest almost to a man—or a woman—WWII vets did not seem to understand, as the years passed, why so many young people were interested in hearing their stories and meeting someone who had fought against fascism. Most of them would say, like SOE agent Pearl Witherington, “I don’t consider that I did anything extraordinary. I did it because I wanted to, because it was useful, and because it had to be done.
-Kathryn J. Atwood
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