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    December 7th - Pearl Harbor Day

    Don't see much news about Pearl Harbor, but may we never forget.
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    I agree......sad none of the news feeds seem to remember!!
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    My Dad (RIP) served in the US Navy during WW2....I'm pretty sure that's why he would never buy a Japanese car.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe Walsh View Post
    My Dad (RIP) served in the US Navy during WW2....I'm pretty sure that's why he would never buy a Japanese car.


    My dad too, odd how that works.


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    I served at Pearl Harbor from 1978 thru 1981
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    Back In July My Squadron participated in RIMPAC 2018. I have Never done anything more American than watching 4th of July fireworks sitting on the fantail of an Aircraft Carrier across from the USS Arizona and the USS Missouri. There are buildings still in use on Ford Island that still have bullet holes, and the Old runway still has Bomb craters. I also visited the lesser known USS Utah, which is nothing more than a rusted Hulk now.

    Though I don't know if it's coincidence, or someone In Navy having fun, but the Japanese LHD was parked right next to us facing the Arizona and the Missouri.

    A lot of Naval History there. I enjoyed learning so much about what happened there. God Speed and rest well to all my shipmates resting at the bottom of the harbor.
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    Never forget...

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    A Man I knew, Joe, was a "POW" for a year. He was tortured by the Japanese.

    He would not purchase a Japanese car. He drove a Mustang convertible with headers. We participated in a sport together.

    I noticed he was very possessive about his food.

    He was an engineer and received recognition for his work after Hurricane Katrina.

    I had a Japanese family as a tenant. He showed me a pic of his grandfather who was a Samurai Warrior who went around chopping peoples heads off.
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    Heard this was the first year there were no survivors of the Arizona on hand for the service. Not sure if they are all dead or just to frail to travel to Hawaii.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe Walsh View Post
    My Dad (RIP) served in the US Navy during WW2....
    My Dad also served in the Navy during WW2. He left San Francisco for Pearl Harbor on the first leg of the USS Indianapolis mission to deliver the bomb. He was some sort of radio engineer. Just prior to that he was on some smaller vessels and thought he was the luckiest guy alive to snag the Indianapolis spot when the sailor originally assigned fell ill and was taken off. He arrived at Pearl only to be told the other sailor was now recovered and would take his spot back and Dad was taken off the Indianapolis in Hawaii. Dad was so disappointed...but actually turned out to be the luckiest guy alive when the ill-fated ship was later torpedoed by the Japanese and sank, sending so many of his former crewmates to their deaths. He always maintained a strong bond with the USS Indianapolis. One day years later while teaching his junior high math class in San Jose, California, they were having a side discussion about WW2 and he discovered that the father of one of his students was the pilot that spotted the ships wreckage leading to the rescue of survivors. He stood in that class choking back tears. It's funny because he rarely spoke about his service. There's so much I wish I'd asked him. The Indianapolis survivors met annually in California and Dad was invited to participate. He was a charter member of the Greatest Generation and I miss him every day.
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    I was fortunate to be assigned to a Hawaii project when I worked. I made it a point to visit the memorial on a beautiful Sunday morning. It was a long time ago, but it was something I'll never forget.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 88LTDCV351 View Post
    Don't see much news about Pearl Harbor, but may we never forget.
    I noticed it too and was not happy about it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe Walsh View Post
    My Dad (RIP) served in the US Navy during WW2....I'm pretty sure that's why he would never buy a Japanese car.
    He's not alone.

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    I too noticed the void of news this year, and was puzzled by it. Due to work travel, I've been in Hawaii on December 7th a few times, and it was a powerful day each time.

    Thank you all above for the stories.


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    Quote Originally Posted by 1Marauder View Post
    I too noticed the void of news this year, and was puzzled by it. Due to work travel, I've been in Hawaii on December 7th a few times, and it was a powerful day each time.

    Thank you all above for the stories.
    Most young news "reporters" barely remember the Gulf War. Vietnam, Korea, WWII might as well be talking about the Crusades. I did hear a few old time anchors acknowledge the day.

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