FReeper Canteen ~ Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 ~ 05 December 2019

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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~ 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.

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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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December 5

Intentional Kindness

Bible in a Year:

• Daniel 1–2
• 1 John 4

I want to show God’s kindness to them. 2 Samuel 9:3 nlt

Boarding a plane alone with her children, a young mom tried desperately to calm her three-year-old daughter who began kicking and crying. Then her hungry four-month-old son also began to wail.

A traveler seated next to her quickly offered to hold the baby while Jessica got her daughter buckled in. Then the traveler—recalling his own days as a young dad—began coloring with the toddler while Jessica fed her infant. And on the next connecting flight, the same man offered to assist again if needed.

Jessica recalled, “I [was] blown away by God’s hand in this. [We] could have been placed next to anyone, but we were seated next to one of the nicest men I have ever met.”

In 2 Samuel 9, we read of another example of what I call intentional kindness. After King Saul and his son Jonathan had been killed, some expected David to kill off any competition to his claim for the throne. Instead, he asked, “Is there no one still alive from the house of Saul to whom I can show God’s kindness?” (v. 3). Mephibosheth, Jonathan’s son, was then brought to David who restored his inheritance and warmly invited him to share his table from then on—just as if he were his own son (v. 11).

As beneficiaries of the immense kindness of God, may we look for opportunities to show intentional kindness toward others (Galatians 6:10).

By: Cindy Hess Kasper

Reflect & Pray

Who can you show God’s kindness to? What specific act of kindness can you demonstrate to someone who is hurting or discouraged?

Heavenly Father, I thank You for the kindness You’ve shown me. Help me to lavish it on others.

[The Mayor]

Dang it! Didn’t close the link : (

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

No worries...good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soil.

Hope you and your back are getting enough rest.

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

I hope they got the phone and internet issues at work straightened out today!

[mountainlion]

December 7 was the 911 disaster for the WWII generation. I hope that the coming genertions don't get a day of infamy of their own. Got a second cousin in the Arizona to remember the event by.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Janey…((HUGS))...finally got all the Thanksgiving people to and from their destinations, even with the bad weather?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...did you warm up any today?

It is 9 right now and rain predicted for the weekend. *sigh*

We did actually see some sun today...beautiful shining on the mountains.

[SkyDancer]

Hai! Kathy! (((HUGS))) Ya, had some delays and stuff but things worked out okay. Off until the first of the year. Rode with one captain that said he wants to put me in the next captain’s class, won’t make too much of it since seniority and all that; also rode jump on Alaska and was asked if I wanted to apply with them, have a phone interview. Yikes!!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Still having issues, but for all the payroll computers they installed wireless “thingys” so we could connect to the building Wi-Fi. Phones mostly back by afternoon, and FINALLY WE CAN PRINT AGAIN!!! I have a folder filled with stuff I need to print.

[radu]

Hey there, Kathy!

Yes, we did finally have a fairly warm day, and lots of sunshine.

I noticed y'all had a lot of sun today, too, though all that snow made it obvious it wasn't warm. I had no idea it was THAT cold though.

[radu]

Thank goodness the DID something to help y’all get the payroll done! Too bad they didn’t do that YESTERDAY.

Put that printer through the paces, girl, while ya can! LOL!

[luvie]

And there was a shooting there tonight. Shooter was in the navy, shot 3 DOD employees and then killed himself. So sad...and at this time, too.

[Fiddlstix]

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MERRY CHRISTMAS

[luvie]

Never, EVER, forget!

[luvie]

Awww...I love when you do that!