Why aren’t we the greatest generation? 

Twenty-six years ago, Tom Brokaw wrote a book about what he called “the greatest generation.” Now, there is a new best seller out calling America today “the dumbest generation.” And since Louisiana is at the bottom of the barrel on most comparative national lists, you can imagine how folks in the Bayou State are viewed. But with all the tools of modern technology where we live in a digital culture with 24/7 information overload, and opportunities for intellectual development at an all-time high, why aren’t we making a run at being “˜the greatest generation?” What conditions existed 86 years ago that set those who fought World War II apart?