November 5, 2024

6 thoughts on “Pearl Harbor Day

  1. no comments?! that is a shame. i remembered the day–soon-there will be no one that fought in WWII. i am 45 and i remember meeting vets from WWI. we can never forget this day and those that we lost. it just was not a film. my father lied about his age to serve in the marines. if the marines had their own med core–i would have enrolled when i graduated, but no such thing as a marine nurse. too bad. we need to remember to honor those that served, not to continue the cultural dislike–peace is what they fought for and achieved.

  2. i forgot to say with each vet i meet, i ask them about they service in WWII, and drink in the history. i have meet US and german servicemen. people that grew up in europe and japan during war, and at the age of 20, as a new nurse i saw one of those nasty number tattoos on an elderly woman’s arm. she was shocked i knew what it was, being catholic, without asking –how did she know i knew-she saw the tears in my eyes that day.

    i have met a man that was an aide to Patton; an german that served on the russian front–at 80, still suffering the effects on the frostbite left on his legs. he was afraid at first to talk to me, but i started, about how horrid the conditions were, and how none of them should have been sent there. even though he is a US citizen, the german government sends him funds annually for serving and two pair of custom made shoes every two years.
    i met a man kidnapped at 15 to serve on a u-boat, then captured by the US, and bought here to a camp and stayed. i suggest you reach out, and if they are willing–share in their history–oh the stories i have heard, and i thank each of them. yes, i have met pearl habor vets too–land and on the ships.

    you may ask me about the later wars–well–they were a lot uglier and nasty–few want to share, and if they do i listen–they had less support coming back.

    just wanted to share–sometimes their families are tired of hearing their sotries, so they enjoy having a new person to chat with.

  3. Ah, I am 45 and I will comment. On December 7, I was at work and a teenager teased me and said “hey it is December 7. Do you remember what this means?”. And I drew a BLANK. Shameful. But it is true: Pearl Harbor Day just does NOT get much buzz anymore. Glad you mentioned it here.

  4. I still see some of the old vets outside of Walmart. I give a few dollars to the men and thank them for their service. My dad was a marine. He always salutes the men too. When I was a kid, I asked him why he did this. He explained to me how if it weren’t for men like these, none of us would have our freedom. I tell my kids the same thing now. It’s a real shame that people don’t give more respect to our veterans. They certainly do deserve our thanks and respect.

    Bill

  5. I was to Pearl Harbor this march and i met two vets there. It was a very moving experiance! I think everyone should visit Pearl Harbor and pay respect to the 2400+ killed heroes there.

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