![]() When asked how it felt living such a long life, the 102-year-old Doniger's answer was an honest one. So all these things brought back (memories), and, if you only knew what toughness was." And they said, 'Oh, we're starving to death,' (and they said) in an elevator, 'Oh, it's so crowded.' Four people, it's so crowded. "In my mind, I repeat being crushed into these boxcars that I was in," Booksin recalled. "Not like it was when I was young," Lewis said.īooksin told a story about a trip to the Empire State Building and tourists complaining. Lewis fondly recalled the patriotism of his generation. "It's being torn apart by ignorant ignoramuses who will destroy anything to get their gain." Trim then asked what they thought about the the direction of the country they served. "You don't gain anything and the hatred that's built up in people, for what? That they can't live together?" "This is another unnecessary war, but it happens." "How many wars have we been in, unnecessarily?" Doniger added. "I don't think it should have happened at all," Lewis said. Trim asked the veterans their thoughts on the war in Ukraine. "More and more people come up and shake my hand."Īdded Booksin: "All it takes is people to say five words - thank you for your service."Įric Pasquarelli/WPTV WPTV's Mike Trim shares a laugh with World War II POWs Richard Lewis, Jack Goldstein, John Doniger and Irv Booksin about their favorite fashion trend - the zoot suit. "I think back in my generation, patriotism was the biggest thing, but it's starting up again now," Lewis said. What these four veterans would like to see now is a part of how things used to be. "I would go fight for my country, if I was able," Lewis said. "Because, I was a volunteer in the first place." When Doniger was asked if he was proud of his service and if he would do it again, he didn't hesitate. "When they questioned me, I said it got caught in a barbed wire." "I threw my dog tags away," Booksin said. ![]() service dog tags identifying his Jewish faith were too dangerous to keep. "I just look at it and say, 'So? I beat you.'"īooksin said U.S. "When you hold that, when you see that, even this amount of years later, what's that feeling like when you're holding that?" WPTV's Mike Trim asked him. ![]() Eric Pasquarelli/WPTV World War II POW Jack Goldstein remembers being imprisoned for 14 months.ĭoniger hangs on to the dog tag the Germans issued him while he was in prison camp for 15 months after his capture.
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