To: IonImplantGuru
However, the island's owners, the Robinson family, had heeded the warnings of a possible Japanese attack made by Gen. Billy Mitchell in 1924 and had plowed huge furrows in every conceivable landing site. Those furrows were still present and forced the Zero pilot to crash and be taken prisoner.
The Robinson's are true American heroes.
11 posted on
08/22/2006 3:58:59 PM PDT by
Vision
(God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, love and self-discipline 2Timothy1)
To: Vision
16 posted on
08/22/2006 4:08:49 PM PDT by
Tennessee_Bob
("Those who "abjure" violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf.")
To: Vision
"The Robinson's are true American heroes."
This also shows what Americans WILL do when urged to get involved in the war effort (even prior to the war) by their government.
Boggles my mind why we don't do that now.
97 posted on
08/23/2006 6:30:17 AM PDT by
Leatherneck_MT
(In a world where Carpenters come back from the dead, ALL things are possible.)
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