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FReeper Canteen ~ Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 ~ 07 December 2017
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The Whole World !!
| The Canteen Crew
Posted on 12/06/2017 6:01:41 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 ~
On Sunday, December 7th, 1941 the Japanese launched a surprise attack against the U.S. Forces stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. By planning his attack on a Sunday, the Japanese commander Admiral Nagumo, hoped to catch the entire fleet in port. As luck would have it, the Aircraft Carriers and one of the Battleships were not in port. (The USS Enterprise was returning from Wake Island, where it had just delivered some aircraft. The USS Lexington was ferrying aircraft to Midway, and the USS Saratoga and USS Colorado were undergoing repairs in the United States.) In spite of the latest intelligence reports about the missing aircraft carriers (his most important targets), Admiral Nagumo decided to continue the attack with his force of six carriers and 423 aircraft. At a range of 230 miles north of Oahu, he launched the first wave of a two-wave attack. Beginning at 0600 hours his first wave consisted of 183 fighters and torpedo bombers which struck at the fleet in Pearl Harbor and the airfields in Hickam, Kaneohe and Ewa. The second strike, launched at 0715 hours, consisted of 167 aircraft, which again struck at the same targets. At 0753 hours the first wave consisting of 40 Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" torpedo bombers, 51 Aichi D3A1 "Val" dive bombers, 50 high altitude bombers and 43 Zeros struck airfields and Pearl Harbor. Within the next hour, the second wave arrived and continued the attack. Information from here...LOTS of pictures
Canteen Mission Statement
Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies' military and family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.
Pearl Harbor Timeline
USS Ward, Report of Pearl Harbor Attack
The Search for the World War II Japanese Midget Submarine Sunk off Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
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To: SkyDancer; Kathy in Alaska; All
Whew, thankfully he wasn't president at the time and we didn't have a president like him at the time!
Kind of funny you posted that "newspaper". I've been digging through the pix of items at the military museum close by, knowing there was a pic of a newspaper from the day after the Pearl Harbor bombing. FINALLY found it.
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posted on
12/06/2017 6:30:58 PM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: Kathy in Alaska
It hurts to think of all the bright futures lost on that day and during the course of the war, any war our men have fought.
They deserve so much more attention and respect than they get from most.
I remember and honor these days and throw a few bucks towards a cause for wounded vets. That’s not Nearly enough and I shall endeavor to do more this year.
A lot are still hurting from Iraq and Afghanistan and they deserve ours and the president’s help.
I’m sure now with Trump in office that neither will let them down.
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posted on
12/06/2017 6:31:26 PM PST
by
dp0622
(The Left should know that if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
To: PROCON
Good evening, Pro...did your hurt back allow you to work today?
Yes, I think you are right....9-11-2001 was a very patriotic time in our more current history. It saddens me that it didn’t last.
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posted on
12/06/2017 6:34:00 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: The Mayor; ConorMacNessa; SandRat; mountainlion; HiJinx; Publius; Jet Jaguar; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...
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posted on
12/06/2017 6:35:23 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Howdy, Kathy.
It’s Hump Day. Have you caught your breath yet?
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posted on
12/06/2017 6:36:52 PM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: radu
Good evening, radu...checks printed, but, boy, what a day.
Hope you got some rain. Unfortunately we are expecting some.
The big storm that was supposed to dump several inches of snow missed us.
Did you “work” at the museum today? Fun stuff?
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posted on
12/06/2017 6:40:23 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: PROCON
Howdy, PRO.
You’re probably right. The way we felt after 9/11 is probably closer than anything to how they felt after Pearl Harbor.
How’s your back today? I hope you aren’t coping with a setback after working today.
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posted on
12/06/2017 6:41:33 PM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: SkyDancer
Good evening, Janey...((HUGS))...gearing up for flying again?
And maybe Christmas at some airport?
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posted on
12/06/2017 6:43:46 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Sounds like you’re glad it’s over. Since we saw very little of you the past two days, it must have been a toughie.
We got an inch and a half of rain yesterday and did we ever need it. It was a good soaking 12 hour rain.
Now it’s BRRRRR cold and will be for a while. Oh well, it IS December. LOL
Yes, I went to the museum today and cleaned up more uniforms. There’s a noticeable dent in the pile but there’s still a looooooong way to go.
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posted on
12/06/2017 6:49:07 PM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: Fiji Hill
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posted on
12/06/2017 6:49:29 PM PST
by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Prayers for my Aunt Tootsie today, She passed this AM and looked after her Stepfather who served in “CBI”in old age.
Lovely Americans
RIP Tooty and Bill
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posted on
12/06/2017 6:50:06 PM PST
by
mylife
( The Roar of the Masses could be Farts)
To: Simon Green
Welcome to the Canteen, Simon Green...too true.
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posted on
12/06/2017 6:50:23 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: left that other site
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posted on
12/06/2017 6:53:44 PM PST
by
mylife
( The Roar of the Masses could be Farts)
To: left that other site
That must have been a fun gig, getting to brighten the day for those fine men. I hope you had a chance to meet some of them.
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posted on
12/06/2017 6:53:52 PM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: SkyDancer
The very thought of obummer back then....*shudder*
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posted on
12/06/2017 6:55:32 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi Kathy, I was fine once I got up and moving at work, exercise is the best cure often.
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posted on
12/06/2017 6:56:32 PM PST
by
PROCON
(It's easier to fool someone than to convince them they've been fooled.)
To: radu
Hey radu!
I was pretty gimpy when I went to work but just walking around, (A LOT!), helped to cure the pain and I went from about 70% healed this AM to 95% now, feeling good, thanks.
I wonder if we'll ever experience that post-9-11 patriotism ever again?
How wuz yer day?
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posted on
12/06/2017 7:01:14 PM PST
by
PROCON
(It's easier to fool someone than to convince them they've been fooled.)
To: mylife
So sorry to hear of your Aunt Tootsie’s passing, my.
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posted on
12/06/2017 7:02:31 PM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Thanks for keeping this ‘alive’
Like we say...
Had it not been for Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima would probably NEVER had happened.
Today ‘we’ would call the ABomb ‘Karma’ for an attack on 12/7/41 or as ‘we’ learned it ‘What goes around, comes around.
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posted on
12/06/2017 7:04:42 PM PST
by
xrmusn
((6/98)""If the earth were flat, cats would have pushed everything over the edge by now")
To: left that other site
Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...that is, for sure, quite the highlight. Congratulations!!
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posted on
12/06/2017 7:05:48 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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