Remember Pearl Harbor
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From: Lewis
07-Dec-23
Let us never forget the day that lived in infamy.More than likely had it not been for that day I would have been born 4-5 years earlier as my father put off marrying my mother and signed up immediately.He was in Europe for over 3 years. He went through the Battle of the Bulge and his bunch were the ones that stumbled across and took Dachau which he never spoke of until he was 88 years old.Yep there was a Holocaust.Greatest generation for sure.Lewis
From: t-roy
07-Dec-23
Amen, Lewis.
From: Bowboy
07-Dec-23
They were the greatest generation.
From: Ogoki
07-Dec-23
My Dad also was at the Battle of the Bulge. My Dad and several of his cousins that were WW2 veterans , were great people . I learned so much from them . My Dad has been gone almost 15 years . Miss him everyday !!
From: Mint
07-Dec-23
My Dad and his brothers signed up the next day. He fought in the Pacific as a scout and ended up losing an eye and having nightmares for the rest of his life. Most of his buddies that were scouts didn't make it. He was one of the Avengers of Bataan and never could forgive the Japanese for what they did. My Mom joined the Marines and was a cook at Camp Lejeune. My Uncle was at Okinawa but luckily for him was part of the third wave. It definitely was the greatest generation.
From: Rgiesey
07-Dec-23
Thankful for those guys!
From: casekiska
07-Dec-23
My father was career military. Joined the Army as a buck private during the depression and served until the late 1950s,...he retired as a Major. During WWII he was on Okinawa and then was in Korea during that conflict. He rests now in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D. C. among his fellow heroes.
From: greenmountain
07-Dec-23
One thing we need to remember; None of the leaders at the time are still alive. We should never forget that it happened but none of this generation has any guilt. I hope we keep teaching history so we don't repeat mistakes of the past.
From: Supernaut
07-Dec-23
My pap survived the attack at Pearl Harbor, his bunk mate actually saved his life as he was unconscious.
He passed away when I was a kid and I wish I could've talked with him about his experiences in WWII. I'll see him again someday.
Truly the greatest generation.
From: Starfire
07-Dec-23
A day that will live in infamy.
From: keepemsharp
07-Dec-23
Had a good friend that was in the sub navy from 37 to 57 He had some REALLY stories to tell about WWII, his boat plucked Goerge Bush out of the water in the south Pacific.
From: Dale06
07-Dec-23
My dad was wounded, hand grenade, on Okinawa. He saw some bad stuff, and had no use for Japanese. Yes, they were hero’s and the greatest generation.
From: RK
07-Dec-23
Keepem sharp. What Submarine did your friend serve on
From: keepemsharp
07-Dec-23
Robert, don't know, he was on a couple different ones. Told me a story once about sneaking into a bay in Japan and putting four fish in a carrier that they were about to put to sea, they laid on the bottom beside the sunken carrier for two days and then snuck out. Have seen this story later on the history channell. That's hairy.
From: Coyote 65
07-Dec-23
Lt. Arthur Mack. Went on to fly for American Airlines.
Lt. Arthur Mack. Went on to fly for American Airlines.
Dad joined after Pearl. Was a flight engineer upper turret gunner on a B-17. Was wounded Jan 11 1944. Lost an eye and part of an ear when a 20mm hit his gun sight but did not exlode. In the picture is his pilot. The rest of the crew made all the missions necessary to come back to the states.
The plane was lost in May with another crew flying it.
Terry
From: JusPassin
09-Dec-23
Yup, they were the best.
From: keepemsharp
09-Dec-23
Amazing what they did.
From: Mpdh
09-Dec-23
You would hope that if we ever have a repeat of anything like. Pearl Harbor, that the young men and women of this country respond like they did back then. I’m hopeful but just don’t know.
