FReeper Canteen ~ Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 ~ 07 DEC 2010

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, A Day Which Will Live In Infamy

 September 1940. The U.S. placed an embargo on Japan by prohibiting exports of steel, scrap iron, and aviation fuel to Japan, due to Japan's takeover of northern French Indochina.

April 1941. The Japanese signed a neutrality treaty with the Soviet Union to help prevent an attack from that direction if they were to go to war with Britain or the U.S. while taking a bigger bite out of Southeast Asia.

June 1941 through the end of July 1941. Japan occupied southern Indochina. Two days later, the U.S., Britain, and the Netherlands froze Japanese assets. This prevented Japan from buying oil, which would, in time, cripple its army and make its navy and air force completely useless.

Toward the end of 1941. With the Soviets seemingly on the verge of defeat by the Axis powers, Japan seized the opportunity to try to take the oil resources of Southeast Asia. The U.S. wanted to stop Japanese expansion but the American people were not willing to go to war to stop it. The U.S. demanded that Japan withdraw from China and Indochina, but would have settled for a token withdrawal and a promise not to take more territory.

Prior to December 1941, Japan pursued two simultaneous courses: try to get the oil embargo lifted on terms that would still let them take the territory they wanted, and to prepare for war.

The Japanese military was asked to devise a war plan. They proposed to sweep into Burma, Malaya, the East Indies, and the Philippines, in addition to establishing a defensive perimeter in the central and southwest Pacific.

They expected the U.S. to declare war but not to be willing to fight long or hard enough to win. Their greatest concern was that the U.S. Pacific Fleet, based in Pearl Harbor could foil their plans. As insurance, the Japanese navy undertook to cripple the Pacific Fleet by a surprise air attack.

The U.S. had broken the Japanese diplomatic code and knew an attack was imminent. A warning had been sent from Washington, but it arrived too late.

Early warning radar was new technology. Japanese planes were spotted by radar before the attack, but they were assumed to be a flight of American B-17s due in from the West Coast.

On December 7th 1941, on an otherwise peaceful Sunday morning on a beautiful Hawaiian island, the first wave of Japanese airplanes left 6 aircraft carriers and struck Pearl Harbor a few minutes before 8 AM local time.

In two waves of terror lasting two long hours, they killed or wounded over 3,500 Americans and sank or badly damaged 18 ships - including all 8 battleships of the Pacific Fleet - and over 350 destroyed or damaged aircraft. At least 1,177 lives were lost when the Battleship U.S.S. Arizona exploded and subsequently sank.

However, they did not sink any of our Pacific aircraft carriers and they left most of the fuel that was needed to win the war in the Pacific.

The Japanese attack brought the U.S. into the war on December 8—and brought it in the war determined to fight to the finish.

Learn More About The Attack on Pearl Harbor HERE!!

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT~Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. 

Please remember: The Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops. The Canteen is family friendly. Let's have fun!

We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity.

We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon.

We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Ern...I don't do small spaces very well, but maybe.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, doc....a Navy ship, Pearl Harbor, Japanese Zeros.

Overwhelming seems an understatement. Thanks for sharing your experience. And we thank you for your service to our country.

[Ron C.]

I was just 72 days old when the attack on Pearl Harbor came.

But, at just 3 years old I was fully aware of the war and its consequences (I saw many of the wounded that came home) - and about a year later, at 4 years old, I saw thousands of war-planes flying into El Paso, Tx to be 'retired' after the war.

That was quite a spectacle - with literally hundreds of planes (of every kind of warplane there was at the time) in the air - all day long, every day, for weeks on end.

[Kathy in Alaska]

TAPS

RIP

Pvt Buddy W McLain, USA
1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

Amazing Grace

[Kathy in Alaska]

TAPS

RIP

Pvt Austin G Staggs, USA
1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

Amazing Grace

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a donut?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Sandwich?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

KIA, thanks for the ping.
“A day that will live in infamy” - not so much these days.

I’ll be wearing my “Remeber Pearl Harbor” pin today given to me by a Pearl Harbor survivor. Flew on PBYs for the duration.

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Lauren. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen.
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[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Everyone. Good morning to our AWESOME military, our allies, and their families

Thank you, Lauren, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.

Gosh, time flies. Seems not long ago we were remembering this Day.

Yeah boy, I am really behind posting schedule this morning. Work got in the way.

~ Today...COLD

~ Tonight...COLD

Here's a little snippet from the Farmer's Almanac...

...Farmers’ Almanac predicts that Old Man Winter will exhibit a “split personality.” The eastern third of the country, (New England down to Florida and as far west as the lower Ohio River and Mississippi River Valley), will experience colder-than-normal winter temperatures. Across New England, where relatively balmy temperatures prevailed during the winterof 2009–2010, the upcoming winter will be the equivalent of a cold slap in the face, as we forecast much colder-than-normal temperatures.
three storm tracks are expected...One will be across the Gulf Coast and Southeast...second storm...across southwestern Canada into the Great Lakes, producing a procession of fast-moving “Alberta Clipper”(as systems move off the Atlantic Coast, colder-than normal conditions will move into much of the East...third in the Pacific region

Time to make my rounds. But, you stay right where you are. Don't touch that dial. And, remember – I’ll be watching!

So, come on in and sit for a while.

There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness, and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above Honoring those who have served before.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Beachy!

*HUGS*

Hope all is well with you this morning!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[xrmusn]

want to concede defeat tonight before the Army-Navy game
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Guy walks into a bar wearing an “ARMY” shirt, carrying a cat, in time for the Army Navy game.
Bartender says “Sorry pal, no pets at bar”
“He is a performing cat and this is the only game I watch all year”.
“What does he do”?...
“You will see, give me a minute”.
Game starts and Army quickly gets a field goal.
The cat hops up on the bar, dances down to the other end, giving high fives to all and works his way back.
“That is pretty neat. What does he do after a touchdown”?

“I don’t know, have only had him for 3 years”.

GO NAVY...BEAT ARMY

[ConorMacNessa]

LOL!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[beachn4fun]

good morning, CMN ((HUGS))

oh...excuse me a minute....

[beachn4fun]

good morning, CMN ((HUGS))

oh...excuse me a minute....

[beachn4fun]

good morning, CMN ((HUGS))

oh...excuse me a minute....