December 7, 1941 -
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When I was a kid in the 60's, 7 December was a sacred day. Some of my male teachers were WW2 vets. I can remember one of them spending the whole class time reading from Walter Lord's Day of Infamy. It saddens me to see it fading from national memory as that generation passes on.
My late father-in-law was a Coast Guardsman who arrived at Pearl a few months after the attack. The horrific damage was still very evident. Decades later he would still tear up a bit when recounting what he and his mates saw as their cutter slowly entered the harbor.
Lest we forget...
My late father-in-law was a Coast Guardsman who arrived at Pearl a few months after the attack. The horrific damage was still very evident. Decades later he would still tear up a bit when recounting what he and his mates saw as their cutter slowly entered the harbor.
Lest we forget...
Grunt
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You are absolutely correct...and I take it as part of my duty to keep reminding today's generation of the lives that were lost that day and its importance to us as a nation.
I do my best to keep their memories alive...lest they forget...from this day forward. It's sad to speak to many of the younger people today and see just how little they know of Pearl Harbor.
I (We) haven't forgotten....
If a Pearl Harbor veteran has requested to be buried with his shipmates when he dies, there's a ceremony at Pearl. Divers take the urns with the remains down and stack them in the gun turrets.
