DECEMBER 7, 1941 PEARL HARBOR ATTACKED! Never Forget!

[Trigger Time]

Today is the 78th anniversary of the unprovoked attack by the Japanese on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

We must Never Forget the Men & Women who died there and who are still living with the physical and emotional scars from that day and what it lead into for our Nation.

Those who forget the past are bound to repeat it.

God Bless the fallen may they Rest in Peace.

 

[SpydieSig]

Thank you for posting this. RIP

 

[Trigger Time]

Thank you for posting this. RIP

I changed my avatar to a picture I took earlier this year of the USS Arizona memorial. Very moving experience

 

[Vigilant]

 

[KellyinAvon]

 

[Sylvain]

You da man TT!

I just listened to the "Infamy speech" delivered by FDR after the attack.

 

[Kutnupe14]

You da man TT!

I just listened to the "Infamy speech" delivered by FDR after the attack.

I'll do you one better and post the video:

[video=youtube;lK8gYGg0dkE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK8gYGg0dkE[/video]

 

[halfmileharry]

 

[Steel and wood]

They are the greatest generation. Thank you TT for not forgetting them.

 

[JettaKnight]

I'll be honest - I forgot.

Wife: "Why are flags at half mast?"
Me: "I dunno."

To be fair, I was driving to Best Buy prepared to do battle over a broken TV... my state of mind was... slightly unhinged.

 

[Trigger Time]

They are the greatest generation. Thank you TT for not forgetting them.

That date and so many others are just engrained into me. Id forget my own birthday before I will ever forget Pearl Harbor anniversary day.
No dig on anyone else, its just me

 

[Sylvain]

That date and so many others are just engrained into me. Id forget my own birthday before I will ever forget Pearl Harbor anniversary day.
No dig on anyone else, its just me

I had forgotten myself.

We studied Pearl Harbor briefly in school, the focus was more on the battles taking place in the European theater.

I won't forget D-Day or 9/11 (our generation's Pearl Harbor) though.

 

[Trigger Time]

I had forgotten myself.

We studied Pearl Harbor briefly in school, the focus was more on the battles taking place in the European theater.

I won't forget D-Day or 9/11 (our generation's Pearl Harbor) though.

Yeah 9/11 certainly shaped a new world. Hard to believe but its true

 

[Hatin Since 87]

Yeah 9/11 certainly shaped a new world. Hard to believe but its true

I was in 8th grade study hall when the towers were hit. I knew whatever happened was a big deal, I was just too young to understand the long term effects it would have on our freedoms. They accomplished what they set out to do... change America. It’s forever changed.

 

[Trigger Time]

I was in 8th grade study hall when the towers were hit. I knew whatever happened was a big deal, I was just too young to understand the long term effects it would have on our freedoms. They accomplished what they set out to do... change America. It’s forever changed.

So true. I remember D.C before 9/11. So much less restrictive. I was sent to Afghanistan the next month after the attack but when I got home and hit D.C again it was a different city. I remember thinking that this was the modern version of a civil war era D.C (1861) or maybe what it had been like after lincoln was shot.
Just no playing around at all, serious business and no joy.

 

[K_W]

I was in 8th grade study hall when the towers were hit. I knew whatever happened was a big deal, I was just too young to understand the long term effects it would have on our freedoms. They accomplished what they set out to do... change America. It’s forever changed.

Math class 11th grade, 17 1/2... wanted to ship out that day. Parents convinced me to finish school.

 

[actaeon277]

Math class 11th grade, 17 1/2... wanted to ship out that day. Parents convinced me to finish school.

I'm not sure.
But they usually require a high school diploma.


Things vary over time, but at that moment they probably hadn't adjusted that rule... if they did.

 

[rob63]

I was fortunate enough to have the chance to be at the Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, TX on Pearl Harbor Day.

There was a very nice ceremony remembering the events of that day.

Among the artifacts on display is a hatch from the USS Arizona that is still clearly stained with the oil that was in the water. The hole that is in it was cut by workers looking for survivors.

The museum also has one of the 5 Japanese midget subs that were used during the attacks. This particular one ran aground due to a malfunctioning compass. One of the crew members drowned, and the other became the first Japanese POW of the war. The sub went on a War Bond tour of the US during the war before being neglected for many years, it was saved by the museum. If you are ever near Fredericksburg, it is well worth the time.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

The museum also has one of the 5 Japanese midget subs that were used during the attacks. This particular one ran aground due to a malfunctioning compass. One of the crew members drowned, and the other became the first Japanese POW of the war. The sub went on a War Bond tour of the US during the war before being neglected for many years, it was saved by the museum. If you are ever near Fredericksburg, it is well worth the time.

Wow, I didn't know the Japanese were using midgets in their submarines. Those evil bastards!

 

[actaeon277]

Notice the difference between the battleship sailors and the submarine sailors...

[video=youtube_share;VrhQsA1bEgs]https://youtu.be/VrhQsA1bEgs[/video]