Remember, Remember the 7th of December

[pelathais]

Today is December 7, Pearl Harbor Day. Just 2 generations ago our country and the lives of our loved ones were forever changed.

This is my grandfather, as a young Sergeant in the United States Army Reserves. He would survive the war having earned his way up in rank to Captain.

His wife's twin brother, my great-uncle, Captain Edward Stack would not come home.

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[SDG]

A day that will live in infamy.

[Thad]

we do and should remember and i hope we never forget.
my father and uncle served in WWII

[SDG]

Thank you Thad's dad, uncle. and Pel's grandfather for preserving FREEDOM!!!

[Thad]

Thank you Thad's dad, uncle. and Pel's grandfather for preserving FREEDOM!!!

Thanks- It's nothing short of miracle that they made it out alive.
my father use to sit and cry when he thought about how God brought him out alive when almost everyone around him died

[Subdued]

Thanks- It's nothing short of miracle that they made it out alive.
my father use to sit and cry when he thought about how God brought him out alive when almost everyone around him died

My grandpa fought in WWII. He never spoke about it - even when asked questions. He passed away in 1992 without ever having shared his story.

(As a side note, today is my mom's 58th birthday!)

[Ferd]

I was thinking of this today. Such a moment in history and honestly this day has been kind of relegated to the pages of dusty history books.

But it was and should remain a day we remember. the lives of millions turned on a dime that day. thousands of families ceased to exist because of that day.

Men lined up as never before and never since to march into battle, willing to die so that generations of Americans could live in freedom.

may God bless those who served and may God bless the families of those that lost so much in the cause of freedom.

We owe that generation a debt we cannot pay.

[SDG]

The GREATEST GENERATION!!!

[J-Roc]

Tommy boy thought so...


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[pelathais]

Tommy boy thought so...


He actually "borrowed" that phrase from Rush Limbaugh's book The Way It Ought to Be. Rush had a chapter called "The Greatest Generation" dedicated to the WW2 generation.

Being the humble and quietly spoken individual that he is, Limbaugh never made too big of a deal about the obvious clone of his idea. Instead, he allowed us all to marvel at the greatness of the aforementioned generation. He knew Brokow was just echoing a great idea.

[rgcraig]

My grandfather fought in WWII also and survived.

[Sherri]

My mom's 75th birthday is today. She turned nine the day Pearl Harbor was attacked. I asked her today what she remembered from that day. She said it was a Sunday and they were at church and the adults were all upset and talking about it, but she didn't understand much of what was happening until much later.

Then that got us all talking about where we were when President Kennedy was shot, Bobby Kennedy was killed, Elvis died, man walked on the moon, etc. I remembered all of them, sad to say!

[Scott Hutchinson]

My grandfather Ray Hutchinson served in the Pacific Theater he was in The Air Corp, he was a guard over the Japanese prisoners.
I have a tie-clasp with The Air Corps symbol on it.
The US.Army Air Corp later became The Air Force.

[John Atkinson]

My moms' uncle JL was on the Nevada. He lived. My cousin, Dean Hallmark, was part of the payback. google him.

[pelathais]

My moms' uncle JL was on the Nevada. He lived. My cousin, Dean Hallmark, was part of the payback. google him.
Thanks for posting John. You cousin was a hero in that tremendous struggle.

[John Atkinson]

Thanks for posting John. You cousin was a hero in that tremendous struggle.
Yeah, My uncle doyle (hallmark) recieved some belated honors for him a couple years ago.

I rode submarines during the cold war. Sometimes I go to the wall in Groton CT, of the submariners lost during WW2. And I just sit there wondering if I could do what those men did.

[Rhoni]

My son Chadney was born 12/7/83 at approx. 7:30 a.m. 5# 15 oz. It was a day to remember for sure.

Love you, Momma

[Joseph Miller]

Well, I was born December 7, 1976.

[pelathais]

Well, I was born December 7, 1976.
Whoa! Now that it's too late, let me be among the first here to wish you a Happy Birthday!

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