Ron:  

You wrote:  "I don't want to cause anyone pain, intended or not."    Do you see anything bizarre in not wanting to cause anyone intended pain?

You wrote:  "
If you are a World War II survivor, please contact me privately and I will apologize to you if I've caused you pain."
One speculates that the number of WWII survivors who read this thread does not exceed the number of arms on one's torso, so don't expect many  privately expressed complaints
 
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