A heart attack took the life of George H. Gay Jr. at a Marietta hospital on October 21, 1994. A resident of Kennesaw, Gay was a well-known hero of WWII. Now, as history books are rewritten and military icons are shunned by reformists, let us hope that Gay’s story will remain an embodiment of the courage and sacrifice of a generation that saved a world from totalitarianism. Former Presidential Press Secretary Jay Carney stated during one press conference, “Let’s be clear about this, Benghazi happened a long time ago.”