Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto,saying after his attack on Pearl Harbor, "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve."
Pearl Harbor, December 7 1941, a date that will live in infamy!
I was disappointed today. I asked several people at work if they knew what today was. Only one knew the significance of 12/7. You just don't hear much about it anymore. Why can't this be something pre-printed on calendars? On my wall calender it lists all of the muslim holidays and events in Mexico and New Zealand but doesn't mention Pearl Harbour. I'm not even that old but I think it's more important that we remember Pearl Harbour and not worry about "day of the dead" in Mexico.
Wow...what an experience for both countries..
It was my dads war and I hold no ill will for the Japanese...
Perhaps I should of added that for those of MY generation (30's,) I hold no ill will for those of MY generation in Japan.
Does that make sense to you?
to all who served and all who perished..
I have been to the Arizona Memorial..very errie watching the bubbles of oil float to the surface and knowing the remains of all 1,177 were still there...
A day to pause and remember......
Missouri was NOT at Pearl 12/7/41...it is a later class of BB along with Iowa, NJ, & Wisconsin.
Hessian..."At Dawn We Slept"
CWO .. you could be right .. but I think she went from Long Beach to Bremerton until a group out of Pearl raised funds. I recall S.F. wanting the site near Alameda, but the money just wasnt there to create a park and maintain it. I walked her decks once in Diego Garcia while she was still on active service, i'm thankful I took the time to buy a tshirt and a ball cap from the ships store while I was onboard. I recall that ship being out there during Gulf War 1 .. along with IOWA I think .. but im not sure, it's been so long.