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USS Arizona survivors gather.
The Arizona Republic ^
| Dec. 7, 2003
| Monica Alonzo-Dunsmoor
Posted on 12/07/2003 7:14:04 AM PST by SandRat
Edited on 05/07/2004 5:22:00 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Donald Stratton, now 81, is among the USS Arizona survivors meeting in Tucson.
Vincent "Jimmy" Vlach sits on the edge of his bed every night and recites a hushed prayer for the men killed on Dec. 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor.
(Excerpt) Read more at azcentral.com ...
TOPICS: Editorial; Extended News; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: attack; pearlharbor; ussarizona; veteran; wwii
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To: SandRat
"I think about the 1,177 men who were killed," he said. "Many of those sailors never knew the love of a wife, of a child, or a grandchild," Langdell said. "That was the price they paid so you can live the way you are living today."It's a shame that so many don't or won't remember that.
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12/07/2003 4:41:12 PM PST
by
SAMWolf
(The cost of living is killing me.)
To: Jacquerie
The Boston Globe forever kissed Jimah Cahtah with the WIMP reference. And he's still running for something or other now..
To: SandRat
Whoa, SandRat, great story. Bet all present remember that day.
He had a fine teacher. Thank you.
Now, where's that Kleenex... {^;
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12/07/2003 4:48:56 PM PST
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Ragtime Cowgirl
( "Our military is full of the finest people on the face of the earth." ~ Pres. Bush, Baghdad)
To: PhilDragoo
Amen, Phil.
Bump for all our Veteran fathers.
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12/07/2003 4:56:12 PM PST
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Ragtime Cowgirl
( "Our military is full of the finest people on the face of the earth." ~ Pres. Bush, Baghdad)
To: SandRat
My uncle was stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia at the time of Pearl Harbor. In his book he says the men were looking foward to General Patton's speech the next day over a Columbus, Georgia radio station. Patton got about four words out before the station had to cut him off. I guess you couldn't use certain words over the radio back then.
I'm lucky to still have two WW2 vets alive in our family. My uncle, fought in North Africa, Sicily, and Normandy on thru Germany to the Elbe River. My father served in the navy on the Atlantic side mainly involved in convoy duty. He was a machinist on a destroyer.
BTW My dad is the older brother of my mentioned uncle. 82 and 81 years old.
I know this has little to do with Pearl Harbor but I'm grateful for all veterens who have defended this country. Thanks Sandrat.
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12/07/2003 5:03:49 PM PST
by
Missouri
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump!
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