December 7th 1941 Remember Pearl Harbor

[Lastchance 0]

Thank a vet. Enough said.

I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands.

[Beerlight 0]

Agreed! Thank a vet and honor the day.

[Glitch 0]

...not to mention all those who have paid the price for the freedoms we enjoy.

Randomly f'n thingies up since before I was born...

[LisaH 0]

Mahalo.

Be yourself!
MooOOooOoo

[skybytch 273]

William Nott was on a ship in Pearl Harbor that morning. He survived, both that day and the war, and came back to teach high school history and social studies for 20+ years.

Every December 7th, in every class period regardless of the class (he even did it in driver's ed class), Mr. Nott would show a film about Pearl Harbor and tell us about some of his experiences there.

He was a staunch Democrat, extremely racist and the least liked, toughest grading teacher at the school... but we all learned a lot about Pearl Harbor and some of what it was like to be in a war from him.

He died a few years ago. Never did get a chance to thank him while he was alive, so this will have to do.

[gonzalesna 1]

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Thank a vet. Enough said.

definately... the vet saved my puppy back in elementary school.

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[jraf 0]

Hey, someone posted that thread last year - I mean making a big deal of Hitler bobmbing Pearl Harbor!

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[SpeedRacer 1]

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Hey, someone posted that thread last year - I mean making a big deal of Hitler bobmbing Pearl Harbor!

Wait a minute. Hitler didn't bomb Pearl Harbor!!

Everyone knows it was Saddam Hussein.

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[LisaH 0]

My visit.

Be yourself!
MooOOooOoo

[ExAFO 0]

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Hey, someone posted that thread last year - I mean making a big deal of Hitler bobmbing Pearl Harbor!

Wait a minute. Hitler didn't bomb Pearl Harbor!!

Everyone knows it was Saddam Hussein.

No, it was Kim Jong Il.

Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW.

[LisaH 0]

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Hey, someone posted that thread last year - I mean making a big deal of Hitler bobmbing Pearl Harbor!

Wait a minute. Hitler didn't bomb Pearl Harbor!!

Everyone knows it was Saddam Hussein.

No, it was Kim Jong Il.

Y'all make me sick.

Be yourself!
MooOOooOoo

[hukturn 0]

Pearl Harbor / USS Arizona Memorial is perhaps the most solemn and humbling place I have ever visited.
Simultaneous with the American tours, there are Japanese tours and I wondered what they were saying. As catastrophic as we view it, it was an act of military genius. Remember, only the victors get to write the history. So, history is always one-sided.

[bodypilot90 0]

Thanks to all the vets, for all you done for us. To all the 7th cav troopers out there, "Garry Owen"

[airtwardo 7]

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Thanks to all the vets, for all you done for us. To all the 7th cav troopers out there, "Garry Owen"

http://www.us7thcavalry.com/legend.htm

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[Jewels 0]

My uncle was killed at Pearl Harbor, long before I was born. My uncle had practically raised my father, as their own father had died when my dad was very young. I don't think Dad ever really got over my uncle's death. It makes me realize, in only a very small way, how widespread the effects of these events really are. So, yes, thank you to all those who served and who gave their all that day as well as those lived through the nightmare.

TPM Sister #102