That widespread grief came because Ed Pennington represented something far greater than himself – a generation, one often dubbed The Greatest Generation. To the best of Marion officials’ knowledge, now only one World War II veteran continues to live in the community. Having joined the Air Force in 1941, when the U.S. entered the war, A.V. While The Greatest Generation is quickly being relegated to the history books, they’ve left us an inheritance of incredible value. They will shape the world and the inheritance that we leave to the next generations.
