68 Years Ago Today

[Jagger69]

Let us never forget.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor

 

[Skyraider22]

Jagger69 that was very noble of you sir :hatsoff:

 

[JacknCoke]

Thanks Jagger! Never forget

Here's Roosevelt's address to the Nation:
Click Me

 

[bub3]

Amen.

 

[Legzman]

:hatsoff:

this is why we nuke...

 

[Facetious]

"The Greatest Generation"
A 91 year old vet offers his account of escaping the USS Nevada

Great post, Jagger

 

[GregCentauro]

It was 68 years ago today,
When the Japs attacked - Aloha Oe
They've been going in and out of style
But they're guaranteed to raise a smile.
So may I introduce to you
The act you've known for all these years,
Hirohito's Imperial War Crimes Band

 

[Jack Davenport]

Greatest generation indeed

 

[STDiva]

Does anybody think, after all the veterans have passed away, that remembrance will be a thing of the past?

 

[gunslingingbird]

I'm glad someone else remembered. On the news they didn't say anything about it. All they were talking about was the snowstorm that we had last night/this morning. They make a big hoopla over the history of the queer parade, or over the birthday of the founder of the farm workers' union, but not one peep about the attack on Pearl Harbor. That's bullshit.

 

[ChefChiTown]

Let us never forget.

...my dad's birthday? He turns 60 today though, not 68. Wait...oooooh, that's not what you were...ahh...I see.

 

[abejarano12]

Never Forget

 

[mrtrebus]

Well it finally got your asses into dubya dubya 2. . .

 

[ThatRedWing]

Well it finally got your asses into dubya dubya 2. . .

Unfortunately, since then everybody has been riding the ass of the US for helping out. It would be so nice if countries would just take care of their own business. But this is not a time for political statements.:o


:hatsoff: to the greatest generation.

 

[mrtrebus]

Unfortunately, since then everybody has been riding the ass of the US for helping out. It would be so nice if countries would just take care of their own business. But this is not a time for political statements.:o


:hatsoff: to the greatest generation.

Take care of their own business?!?

 

[rintoe]

Does anybody think, after all the veterans have passed away, that remembrance will be a thing of the past?

Remebrance will never be a thing of the past in my opinion. I'm from good old blighty where all our first world war veterans have now passed away. If anything it seemed to make our recent remembrance day even more poignant.

Excuse me if I come across as a bit overly sentimental but in my opinion the kind of person who existed in the horror of the trenchs in WW1, Normandy, Monte Casino, Arnhem or any other such conflict is a breed apart from the likes of the average pleb. Bottom line, heroes live on for ever in their actions!

Anyone who thinks that's bullshit has not the sense to imagine the courage needed to press forward while bullets whizz around you.

By the way I include our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Ha ha. I'll get off my soap box now before I fall off!

 

[jasonk282]

Does anybody think, after all the veterans have passed away, that remembrance will be a thing of the past?

No because everytime I look at a picture of my grandfathers I will be reminded of what they did for thier country and the men that they turned out to be.

 

[meesterperfect]

Dec 7th and june 6th are 2 days that i always think of when they approach.
Dec 8th ,nov 22nd as well.
some things just stick in your mind.