I have yet to see one article pertaining to Pearl Harbor.
"A nation that forgets its soldiers will also be forgotten"
2007-12-07 05:31:16 · 24 answers · asked by Colonel 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a difference in the world, but the Marines don't have that problem.
--Ronald Reagan--
2007-12-07 05:35:07 · update #1
To Mustangs: Today is December 7th, it's right after the 6th and just before the 8th
From: AF member
2007-12-07 05:36:26 · update #2
I have on my wall a walking stick designed to remember the 2403 American military personnel wh died on Dec 7, 1941. It belonged to Louis Poehler, a survivor of the Day of Infamy.
Lou was a tremendous person and before he passed away he accompanied me to Pearl Harbor Day ceremonies for the survivors as I represented the VFW. Sometime during my speech I always called Lou to the podium to say a few words. I might add we had a contingent of the Young Marines accompany us to provide Colors. Those young people took great interest in hearing Lou give a first hand accounting of the Day as he stood on deck watching aircraft pass overhead on bombing and strafing runs. He told of trying to pull men out of the water only to have them slip away into the depths when their burned skin came off as they tried to grab their arms and legs.
However, there were always a couple moments of levity when Lou was talking. The young Marines always broke out giggling when Lou referrred to those pilots during his talk. Never referring to them as Japanese. Never as enemy. He always referred to them as "sonsofbitches."
Sadly, Lou passed away year before last and I performed funeral services for him at a national cemetery where I had performed a few thousand others for our heroes.
Lou willed me that staff and his widow passed it to me. It is now hanging in my den with Lou's promise to pass it down the line when I am gone in the hope that people would remember. My son, a career Army SF soldier, will receive it when I go to join Lou and I hope people will still remember December 7th, 1941.
So in memory of Lou and all the brave military personnel who lost their lives that day at Pearl Harbor, I send this answer.
God Bless you Lou. Give the sonsofbitches hell.
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2007-12-07 06:05:06 · answer #1 · answered by Too Old For Idol 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Now that most of the WWII vets are dead, this battle will be largely relegated to the history books. At one time, the CSA's 1860 attack on Fort Sumpter stirred passions in America much more violently than the attack on Pearl Harbor. As this generation aged and died, the attack on Fort Sumpter lost its immediate significance. Today, no one (including me) even has any idea as to what day the attack occured. At least we still remember than Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7th.
To put things even MORE into perspective, an earlier generation of Americans saw the British occupy and burn our capitol during the War of 1812. Imagine a foreign power occupying Washington DC and burning it to the ground. That would get everyone's blood pumping, huh? But again, the generation that lived through this tragedy aged and died. By 1860, the destruction of Washington DC was a historical footnote. In 2007, it is likely that you didn't know this event ever happened, and I am aducating you about it for the first time.
The point is that tragic events related to warfare have been happening for many thousands of years. They have an important impact upon those who live through them, but, in the greater historical context, are practically meaningless. Pearl Harbor is such an event.
2007-12-07 05:40:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋
I'm not old enough to remember the event, but I'm old enough to appreciate what happened, and to honor those who lost their lives that day, as well as those who have given their lives in World War II, and all other wars, before and after, on behalf of the United States of America.
May God bless them all! And may God continue to bless the United States of America.
2007-12-07 05:34:41 · answer #3 · answered by Rick K 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
of course not, my uncle helped save people out of those ships after they had been bombed. no i dont think my paper said anything but as long as the people i know remember i will always care and i will try and make them too.
~Rest In Peace~
Pearl Harbor ♥
2007-12-07 05:55:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No way! I even spent most of the A.M. watching the History Channel!!!
Later on I'll drink to all the Servicemen and Women who served that day and to all who served before and after!!
2007-12-07 05:45:35 · answer #5 · answered by matt m 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Isn't today December 7?? Anyways I agree its sad I have had several individuals ask me what happened today. They thought it was something important but didn't know for sure.
SAD!!
2007-12-07 05:35:43 · answer #6 · answered by Scott 3 · 7⤊ 0⤋
hooah ! Nam 1970
2007-12-07 12:27:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ronald Reagan didn't know anything about real human sacrifice. An actor playing a President, blabbing his old tired patriotic platitudes.
The old talk, the young do the dying. The director doesn't yell CUT and the "fallen" don't get up again.
Having said that, there's been PLENTY of coverage about Pearl Harbor.
2007-12-07 05:48:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 7⤋
I HAVEN'T FORGOT, BUT, I GUESS THEY HAVE TO LET OLD WOUNDS DIE, OTHERWISE, WE HAVE TO HAVE A DAY OF MOURNING, DUE OF THE OUTCOME OF THAT EVENT WHICH CHANGED THIS WORLD FOREVER!
NOV. 22 - ASSINATION OF JFK
YOU DON'T HEAR ABOUT THAT MUCH ANYMORE
AND IT HAD A MAJOR AFFECT ON THIS COUNTRY AND I WAS JUST TEN AND COULD NEVER FORGET!
THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE NEWS THAT DAY!
2007-12-07 05:49:36 · answer #9 · answered by puzzled 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You guys need a calendar. Today is the 7th.
2007-12-07 05:35:54 · answer #10 · answered by scotty w 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋