Amazing, not one mention on this site about Pearl Harbor....
"A date which will live in infamy" I'm surprised that You are surprised , did you expect different ???
Quote from: Lincoln tech on December 08, 2023, 10:32:50 AM
"A date which will live in infamy" I'm surprised that You are surprised , did you expect different ???
No surprise. Only you and I posted. Im totally disgusted by this site and its members. Yet, the 'troll' is allowed to post on...
We remember here. 8)
I did not post, (shame on me), but these were flying all day & night in front of my house
Scott, I definitely remember. My dad was stationed at Pearl in WWII (after the sneak attack.)
I was remarking to my wife about how sad it is that (as far as I've seen) there was no coverage on LA news.
Is it even being taught in elementary schools anymore?
Pearl Harbor is the number one tourist destination in Hawaii. Even lots of interest by younger Japanese tourists as well. All come to learn, remember and pay respect. Lots of events again this year with a couple of 100+ year old who I met last Sat. night. Also a Rosie The Riviter group of ladies that kept the war effort going. Parades, speeches and ceremonies all week. Also, the "bookends", USS Arizona and the USS Missouri, noting the begining and the end of WWII for the USA, are moored at Ford Island in the middle of Pearl Hrbot. No relation to the Fomoco family but interesting to note the name for us Ford followers.
My family had to immediately evacuate their homes along the coast right after the attack due to concerns over land invasion. Everyone had to find freinds and relatives up on the hills and help put up black cloth over the windows as no lights were to be on at night. My fther was an Army MP and was responsible for handling the first Japanese prisoner of war, an ensign on a grounded suicide sub that got lost and beached on the east side of Oahu. My father was the officer in charge of getting him locked up, prevent hoards of curious viewers wanting to see him. After a few weeks heee, Sakamaki was sent to aa internment camp in CA.
The stories of Dec. 7 keep being passed on to each generation. We do not forget. 8)
Don, thank you sincerely for sharing that story of your father's. Wow.
I wasn't aware that you are native Hawaiian. Have you lived there all your life?
I was born in the Territory of Hawaii before Statehood (1959). I am not native Hawaiian but have relatives that are. Dec. 7 stories from family members and friends are chilling still. Besides what happened at Pearl Harbor and other military bases. there was a lot of friendly fire structure damage and civilian loss of life due to errant shells and bullets miles away as far as Waikiki. 8)
Gentlemen, I did not post, but did not, and never will forget those brave souls who lost their lives that day due to the ineptness of the Roosevelt Administration. It is not surprising in this day of political correctness and not proud to be American crowd, December7, came and went without so much of a mention. There are those in our generation who will never forget.
Thanks for starting the thread.
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