70 years ago, the Chicago Cubs were in the World Series against the Detroit Tigers. For many Americans, it was the first World Series they were able to watch or listen to live. The past four years they had been overseas fighting and winning World War 2. The war ended on August 14, 1945.
Chicago entrepreneur Richard Duchossois was one of those guys. Here is a link to his oral history. It's pretty chilling and compelling. He fought and was severely wounded in the hedgerows of Normandy. He survived, recuperated and fought in the Battle of the Bulge and liberated concentration camps in Germany.
He came home. Got married. Started a family and started a business. That business grew to be a multi-billion dollar company. The lessons he learned in the military are the same lessons that he applied to building a company. He is a true treasure for the Chicago entrepreneurship community.
On Wednesday night, the Chicago Cubs will remember the Greatest Generation at the game. Like they did 70 years ago, the Cubs will play the Detroit Tigers. Mr. D will throw out the first pitch. He is 94, and I hear he has been warming up his arm for a few months. There will be a lot of WW2 vets in the ballpark. We lose 800-1000 WW2 vets every day in America.
If you text 1945 to the number 41444, you can support the Greatest Generation and finish building the museum that remembers their service. The museum also teaches younger people about STEM, and the hard lessons learned during WW2 so it never happens again.
In foxholes, no one was a Sox or a Cub fan. They were all Americans. For one night, let's all be Americans again and remember a generation that is rapidly slipping through our fingers. If you are at the game, I hope to see you there. If you can't be there, watch it on television.
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