74 years ago today. On the east coast, people were just kicking back, relaxing on a Sunday afternoon.
I once asked my mother what she thought when she heard it. She told me that most of them didn’t know anything about Pearl Harbor. She also said she had no idea that Sunday afternoon on December 7, 1941, how drastically all their lives would be affected.
That date will live in infamy, as long as one person who knew someone of that era lives. After that, who knows. At the time, the attack was seen as a dastardly, cowardly act. It was and should still be seen that way.
Most of those who fought at Pearl Harbor that day are dead or they are very old men. However, a tremendous rallying call went out that day that called millions of young men to come serve their country and defeat the “Japs.” (forgive me, that was the expression for the enemy in those days)
Pearl Harbor is where it all began and it had a life altering affect on all of us who came afterwards. Pearl Harbor etched its mark in what it really means to be an American.
Your thoughts on this day?
We seem a little short of commemorating Pearl Harbor Day this year. I guess Pearl Harbor has gone out of style or is it because too much emphasis is on protecting guns and hating Muslims.
That’s a sad state of affairs. How many thousands lost their lives on that day?
Remember, Pearl Harbor was also a terrorist attack, of sorts.
I am thoroughly ashamed. I had completely forgotten until late in the day on the 7th when somebody on the radio mentioned old vets attending a special ceremony at the WW II memorial. Can’t believe I did that, especially since I receive so many mail requests for donations to preserve every existing WW II ship, bomber, fighter plane, and museum in the country and have relatives who were there, including one buried with the USS Arizona. Darn!!