Pearl Harbor Day
DECEMBER 7, 1941, because we need to remember
There are 110 photos in this collection. Many you may have seen, but there might be some you haven’t. The photos are really HUGE at the link.
Here are just a few, and they’ve been reduced for space.
This picture, taken by a Japanese photographer, shows how American ships are clustered together before the surprise Japanese aerial attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Sunday morning, Dec. 7, 1941. Minutes later the full impact of the assault was felt and Pearl Harbor became a flaming target. (AP Photo)
THE OTHER 106 PHOTOS ARE HERE
December 7th, 1941, a date which will live in infamy...
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posted by Hawkeye® -- Tuesday, December 07, 2010
BlackFive says...
Air Raid Pearl Harbor. This Is Not A Drill
December 7, 1941. A date that will live in infamy, and matched by only one other. It was, of course, more than just Pearl that was hit.
Today, take a moment and remember that day. Remember those who died then, and who died in the long bloody war ahead. Remember those who served, and if you know one, honor them and thank them this day for they are fast leaving this world.
LW
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Most of you who bravely set forth to do battle have gone home. Three close family members, one Army Air Corps and two Navy, were fighters in WWII for the USA. Gone now. Rumors swirled for years that the US knew that a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor was coming and who knows if it is true? The fuel oil still slowly bubbles up from the hulk of the Arizona to this day. My wife and I stood and looked down at the hulk and the small oil slick and the furtive movements of random fish and tried to imagine the entire harbor ablaze.
Near the airfield across the island from the ships, on the beach, I saw that the recent storms had worn away the land that was supporting a tree of indeterminate age. Twenty years? Forty? No idea. But amongst the roots I saw a strange thing and I dug it out. It was a machine gun shell, rotting from age, stuffed with sand that had become cement, something in the vicinity of 50-60 caliber. I stuck it in my pocket and wondered if it came from that day. I took it out of my "stuff" drawer and lost it but my wife found it a couple of days ago. Whenever it was fired, it stands for Pearl Harbor to me and I will not let it get lost again.
Today is an appropriate day to thank all veterans and also give President Bush credit for going into Iraq when he did. God only knows what the world would be like today if Saddam Hussein had not been stopped, because the WMD's were absolutely there and he had already used some of them...
Christmas is NOT about giving people stuff...
