As the "Greatest Generation” dies off and its economic political clout wanes it will be up to us to carry on and remember this day that must live in infamy.
Posted on 12/07/2004 6:10:50 AM PST by M. Espinola
It is politcally incorrect to acknowledge such things.
Thanks for posting this great memorial.
It's tragic how history is so woefully taught these days. I wonder how many teachers will even bring up the significance of today to their students.
I was hoping for another "Saving Private Ryan" and instead I got another "Titanic".
Luckily "Band of Brothers" came out later that year.
True, the Japanese were brutal to its prisoners of war. Have you ever heard of Unit 731?
While stationed on Ford Island in 1979-1985 our Army ship and boats were berthed where the Tangier (NW Side of island) is shown on the map. Many of the bomb creators and bullet holes were still evident at the time.
As the "Greatest Generation” dies off and its economic political clout wanes it will be up to us to carry on and remember this day that must live in infamy.
It's getting to the point that kids are being force fed a mental diet of "It can't happen again" and "What did we do to make them mad".
Both concepts are immaterial about the reality of what starts war and what ends it.
Depends what you mean by "lost". Only a few were damaged beyond repair. As far as the capital ships:
Arizona was destroyed and remained where it is today.
Nevada actually got underway and was beached to avoid blocking the channel. It was repaired and took part in action in the war, participating in Overlord, June 6, 1944.
Oklahoma was eventually righted and was being towed to San Diego for extensive repairs when it was caught in a storm and sunk. Still pisses me off when I think about what those guys trapped inside the OK went through after the attack.
Utah was sunk and also kept where it is today.
West Virginia, Maryland, California, Tennessee were all repaired and saw action I think.
Pennsylvania was in dry dock and also came back in to service.
For me, I will be joining up with the crews that are restoring and presenting the USS Texas. I've fallen in love with that graceful old warwagon, and I want people to know what she did, and what the real history of the world is from that time.
Oh yes. Nice guys they were.
My younger brother was actually taught the "Japanese" view of Pearl Harbor. He asked the teacher would they next be seeing the German view of their invasion of Poland?
.......and..... Thank You Too,... All American Vetrans who fought evil for Christian freedoms to be enjoyed by all!
FREEDOM OF SPEECH..........Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah....etc!
/we (socialists) will bury You! (all you WW-II Vets, then we'll come to power.)
/PC
Somebody's been backfeeding your brother some truth, eh? Good job!
I keep him in line. Not only does he know where the Allies landed on D-Day he actually knows the names of the beaches the Americans hit.
Excellent. My father was on the U.S.S. Utah when it was sunk at Pearl Harbor and then transferred to the U.S.S. Ralph Talbot (DD390) after serving for 2 weeks on hospital and burial detail. Amazing stuff for a 17 year old seaman 2/c.
What the Japanese did to the Chinese ranks up with the worst of the Nazi war crimes.
An elderly lady I know very well witnessed the attack on Pearl Harbor. She saw the Japanese planes flying low overhead and then, as a student nurse, she was called to help treat the wounded. But I can no longer speak to her about this. Today, while her body is still relatively healthy, she has rapidly advancing Alzheimer's. This is nearing it's end stage and I don't expect her to live much longer.
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