70th Anniversary of Attack on Pearl Harbor

CaptainGordo

A brief, yet moving tribute from The Washington Times: http://youtu.be/8BfKfDGRzbg

My grandfather left behind a pregnant wife and small daughter when he was drafted in WWII. He was in Hawaii, preparing to invade Tokyo when the Japanese surrendered. His letters home from post-war Japan have been an inspiration to the entire family, with many lessons in love and tolerance, as his love for the Japanese people grew and grew during his time helping with clean-up and rebuilding efforts. I'm grateful for his service and the blessing it was to have him return home.

Thank you, to everyone that has worn the uniform, protecting my freedoms and those of my loved ones.

joejccva71

Thank you to all our service men and women that fight for our freedom and continue to serve this country.

- Former US Air Force EOD tech team leader ('90-'96)

Football_N_Guns

Great post! A very special thanks to the men and women that have made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy in this country.

US Army 90-94 19K Desert Storm Veteran

macpatti

Freedom is never free. I'm grateful for those who have paid and are currently paying for my freedom.

nellie_88

My grandfather was in the Navy and was stationed in Pearl Harbor during WWII, he passed away a few years ago!

Thanks to all our troops!!!!

WarriorMom2012

My grandfather was an airplane mechanic during the war. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked and was hit by an airplane wing. I used to love hearing him tell stories. My grandmother and I went to Hawaii after my grandfather died and took the tour and saw all the sunken ships. It was eerie and surreal.

My father, step-father, husband, uncle, grandmother and grandfather have all served.

I am a proud Navy brat and am thankful to all who have served and sacrificed for my family's and my freedom.

jennajava

Thank you for posting this!

norma67

Thank you to all that have served our country.
In times when it was popular and those time when it wasn't.

My step-father served in WWII

My father, grandfathers, all of my cousins and uncles served overseas in the wars and conflicts.

Proud Army Brat

lizziebeth1028

Great post! Thank you for sharing this!

nellie_88

Here is a very old pic of my grandpa and some of his friends, thought you guys might enjoy!

Froggy1976

Thanks for posting this. My grandfather was a Pearl Harbor survivor. He was in the Army and stationed at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked. He just passed away two years ago. I never heard many stories from him but I was proud of his service. My father also served in the Navy as did I. Thank you to all who have served and continue to serve.

skittybang

This is a most excellent post! Thanks for sharing :bigsmile:

BigDaddyBRC

Great post! A very special thanks to the men and women that have made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy in this country.

US Army 90-94 19K Desert Storm Veteran

What unit? And thank you, brother!

BigDaddyBRC

A brief, yet moving tribute from The Washington Times: http://youtu.be/8BfKfDGRzbg

My grandfather left behind a pregnant wife and small daughter when he was drafted in WWII. He was in Hawaii, preparing to invade Tokyo when the Japanese surrendered. His letters home from post-war Japan have been an inspiration to the entire family, with many lessons in love and tolerance, as his love for the Japanese people grew and grew during his time helping with clean-up and rebuilding efforts. I'm grateful for his service and the blessing it was to have him return home.

Thank you, to everyone that has worn the uniform, protecting my freedoms and those of my loved ones.

Well put EEG...and food for thought. Being this is the 70th anniversary, and the last to be commerated by the Suvivors, why is it that President Obama is NOT laying the wreath?

kapeluza

Excellent thread! I agree completely!!! Thank you to my father-in-law, my husband and our good friend Scott Erhgott who recently deployed to Iraq and is currently in Kuwait waiting to come home!

Thank you to all the brave men and women who sacrifice so much for us! I do wish people would say thank you more often to service members when they see them on the street.

Erghott and some of his battle buddies from the 1st Cavalry [one of the last units leaving Iraq this month]


1st Cavalry being greeted as they get on the plane, on their way to their deployment


My father-in-law (Vietnam 1969)


My awesome husband (gent. to the right) and Scott Erghott [ gent. to the left]

CaptainGordo

Thanks for posting the pics, guys! I love it!

bshedwick

I'm a proud Navy veteran, and I'm so grateful for those who sacrificed everything on that Sunday morning.

I've had the honor to visit the USS Arizona memorial several times, and it is one of the most moving places that I have ever been in my life. The fact that you can still see oil leaking up is eerie.

I'm honored to actually be one of the voices in the recording of the Navy Hymn playing on the memorial, recorded during my time in the Naval Academy Men's Glee Club.

I'll never forget.

CaptainGordo

Being this is the 70th anniversary, and the last to be commerated by the Suvivors, why is it that President Obama is NOT laying the wreath?

Good question. Sad.

Lizzy_Sunflower

Great post! Big Thanks to The Greatest Generation On the Anniversary of Pearl Harbor!

Thank you for all who have/do/will serve in our armed forces.

Saffyra

A heartfelt thank you to those past and present who have served in our Armed Forces. If it wasn't for your sacrifices, we wouldn't be who we are today.

Thank you.

ilookthetype

Thinking of my childhood neighbor today, my surrogate grandfather. He taught me how to fix anything that could ever break in a house, he taught me how to catch toads, most importantly he taught me patience. He was at Pearl Harbor for the attack, a young man of 17 (he lied to get into the Navy, he so badly wanted to serve); after the attack he was hospitalized (in the maternity ward, because there simply was no room elsewhere) before being shipped off to fight in the Pacific. He is a wonderful man, and I am so grateful for his service to our country.

suavequeen

Thanks for sharing.. Tears fill my eyes as I read all these posts... It's very touching and I am so grateful to all those who served and continue to serve. The remains of my grandfathers brother were recently found and returned to us for proper burial.

Shannon023

The day that will live in infamy....

Lovely post and thank you to all the brave men and women serving for our country.

MissFit0101

Football_N_Guns

Great post! A very special thanks to the men and women that have made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy in this country.

US Army 90-94 19K Desert Storm Veteran

What unit? And thank you, brother!

24th Inf. Div.

lor007

Thank you so much for this post. I have a lot of family, including my husband, and countless friends who are veterans from OIF, Vietnam and WWII. I am so thankful for all of them.

BigDaddyBRC

Great post! A very special thanks to the men and women that have made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy in this country.

US Army 90-94 19K Desert Storm Veteran

What unit? And thank you, brother!

24th Inf. Div.

4th ID, Armored & 1/82 Cav. HooRah!

cloveraz

Never Forget! Thank You to all the brave men and women who have served their country....

Iamfit4life

Great post EEG

And thank you to all the men and women and their families who have and do sacrifice so much. Be it their lives, or years.
This is a huge thing and it's not lost on me.

california_peach

My grandfather was stationed at Pearl Harbor in the winter of 1941. His ship was out on manuvers, and was therefore one of the ships spared that day. My mother and grandmother were directly across the street watching it all. They had to flee the city and live in the mountains for a while because they thought the Japanese would flat out invade. They were issued gas masks and other items to prepare for the possiblity of invasion. She missed most of the 5th grade because they closed the schools for the rest of the school year. What she remembers most were the sounds and smells coming from the explosions. And of course as a child she remembers later being out of school and sneaking through barbed wire to get to the beach.

I used to take my mom to school when studied the bombing of Pearl Harbor. At 80 she still remembers the day vividly.

Grimmerick

Here Here!! This was a great post and so important to recognize and remember!