The Greatest Generation!!!

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Across
  1. 2. Struggle between the US and USSR
  2. 4. When bootlegging and speakeasies flourished
  3. 5. Thriftiness
  4. 7. Situations causing difficulty and suffering
  5. 11. An attitude of dedication toward one's job
  6. 12. Second part of your highest naval rank
  7. 14. Foreign port where kindness was shown in a simple meal
  8. 16. Your US port of destiny
  9. 17. Launch of the Normandy landings
  10. 18. Nickname of your longest employer
  11. 20. Giving up something up for a greater good
  12. 23. Many turned to it in time of fear or desperation
  13. 25. Current program which pays tribute to our veterans
  14. 26. Hedonic decade during your earliest years of life
Down
  1. 1. 32nd US president
  2. 3. Worst economic downturn
  3. 6. First part of your highest naval rank
  4. 8. Island for island WWII was waged here
  5. 9. He coined the term "The Greatest Generation"
  6. 10. Early 1950's conflict in Asia
  7. 13. Assiduousness or steadfastness
  8. 15. Children of the 50s and 60s
  9. 18. Provided greatest sealift in history during WWII
  10. 19. WWII cargo ships
  11. 21. Your parents' status when they came to America
  12. 22. Comprehensive US funded program to rebuild Western Europe
  13. 24. Growth of wealth enjoyed after WWII