“On this National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we recall the phrase “Remember Pearl Harbor,” which stirred the fighting spirit within the hearts of the more than 16 million Americans who courageously served in World War II. Over 400,000 gave their lives in the global conflict that began, for our Nation, on that fateful Sunday morning.
Today, we memorialize all those lost on December 7, 1941, declare once again that our Nation will never forget these valiant heroes, and resolve as firmly as ever that their memory and spirit will survive for as long as our Nation endures.”
Circulate below video far & wide. Another attack from Asia 79 years later.
China owned DC Clinton-Barry. They want it back. We’re in WW3.
There’s nothing civil about an internal war financed by China. Uncivil more apt.
Good vid, what we all know and see playing out right now- Chy-na own many if not most of our politicians and many others. Insurrection Act needed. We are on the brink.
My maternal grandparents were teenagers. My grandfather had his mom sign the paperwork so he could volunteer for the Navy.
This past weekend I watched a film from 1955 called “Bad Day at Black Rock” It was a tight, sparse thriller with a great cast and it involved some strong themes such as guilt and self-loathing on the part of people who didn’t (or weren’t able) to serve during WWII after Pearl Harbor. Robert Ryan gave an understated, chilling performance, I think.
It also has some good martial arts (for the mid-50s) fighting, cowboy/tough guy Lee Marvin in casual blue jeans, Walter Brennan, and a good reminder that there could be a war at home even when most of the severe fighting was happening overseas.
I think that it’s a solid film, and definitely worth watching.
REF:
I once had a boss who was a junior officer on the cruiser St. Louis (?) stationed in Peal Harbor on Sunday, December 7th, 1941.
Saturday night is when the sailors would go on their weekly drinking binge.
He woke to the attack, Sunday morning, with a terrible hangover.
The cruiser St. Louis was the first ship to sail out of the port of Peal Harbor during the attack.
Close behind was the battleship Nevada (?) which was hit and beached itself to avoid blocking the narrow exit channel from Pearl Harbor.
The cruiser St. Louis was unscathed as all attention was focused upon sinking the Nevada in the channel.
Unfortunately this boss was the typical arrogant but insecure military type. Fit the military type to a tee.
The type who if he took a dislike to you, would do everything he could to fire you.
He would do it by ensuring another manager (officer) was present as a witness, then he would try and goad/provoke you emotionally, so he had grounds to fire you.
He was 1 of 7 bosses. He fired more people than the other 6 combined! I was the only one, of dozens, who he failed to fire!
Knowing his method, I stood my ground and clamly said I would discuss my future with the general manager. He then went bananas and lost his cool, because he had no fall back position, and stormed off in a fit of total rage! This technique had never failed him before!
The witness manager, said to me, “Why didn’t you let him have it! I am on your side! I then explained to the witness manager (non-military) why he was there!
I talked to the general manager later that night and the subject was never mentioned. We only talked about my next assignment.
Many of the people he did fire, wished that the Japs had been more through and had finished their job.
What goes around comes around.
Upon his retirement the company’s HR reclassified his manager’s position to just supervisor and cut his pension accordingly.
My father was a World War II bomber pilot and flew bombing missions while based in Italy. In June, 1944, his B-24 was shot down during a bombing raid over Romania over oil fields, forcing him to parachute into Yugoslavia. Local Serbian farmers and Serbian Chetnik forces led by General Dragoijub Mihailovich rescued and sheltered him and approximately 500 other airmen.
This, Operation Halyard, was the largest rescue operation from behind enemy lines in United States history. There are a couple great books if anyone is interested. The Forgotten 500 and Operation Halyard.
I grew up listening to his stories. I couldn’t get enough, always asking questions. When he parachuted out of the plane, he landed on the side of a hill and busted his knee. He found a perfectly angled tree and not only made a cane but carved the days he spent there, 56 days. He made lifelong friends. One of whom gave the eulogy at my fathers funeral.
42 years in the military, he retired Maj. Gen. Donald J. Smith, Illinois Air National Guard.
(1) In the metal, the B24 is a very small plane by today’s standards. I walked by one parked at the flight line next to our big AF cargo planes and the thing was incredibly tiny. I looked inside… dang it! The head in a 747’s 1st class is bigger!!! Those people were nuts and/or didn’t know better.
(2) The Yugoslavs were/are fine people. I’ve known a few Serbs, one Croatian, etc… and other than the Western/Northern/Latin Euro languages twist their tongues in ways they can’t, they are very good people.
What an amazing life your father lived. Thank you to your family for his service to our country! I appreciate hearing about Operation Halyard and the book suggestions. I had never heard of it.
Forgotten 500 is a great story
from my sibling on Pear Harbor Day:
When salvage crews raised the West Virginia six months later, they found the bodies of three men huddled in an airtight storeroom: Ronald Endicott, 18; Clifford Olds, 20; and Louis “Buddy” Costin, 21.
But the most haunting discovery was the calendar.
Sixteen days had been crossed off in red pencil. The young sailors had marked their time, not knowing what had happened to their ship or that their country was at war.
For 54 years, their story has been told in hushed tones among the West Virginia’s survivors. It has become a symbol of courage and perseverance for these aging men.
Few people knew the whole truth. The Navy never told the families how long their loved ones had survived. And for those brothers and sisters who eventually found out, the truth was so devastating they kept it a secret. Even from their own parents.”
Crossing over the Rubicon….
Yes that phrase means to come to a turning point decision.. a point of no return..
The citizen of the United States have been abandoned by the very leaders that they had faith in.. the leaders that were supposed to look after their best interests… the leaders who would protect them from harm and evils… the leader who would review judicial nominations so the britest and the best would rise to federal judgeships… we had faith in the selection process .. on the smartest the most loyal citizens to the constitution would lead the FBI, the DOJ, the CIA… to make sure our liberties were protected..
So here we are at the River Rubicon… the corrupted , the liers, the morally unfit want to tell us is good all is ok in DC , in GA, in PA, in MI, in WI and in AZ…
the supposed President elect has vowed to ruin the Supreme Court.. sell out our citizens and not put our fellow citizens first… and the MSM who was supposed to expose all evils so we common citizens could make educated decision who to vote for.. is nowhere to be found..
State courts rule citizens have no standing in their own country.. no standing while their constitution rights are being violated… no standing… think about it…no standing..
I for one will stand and cross the Rubicon.. I will be armed and I will protect my fellow citizens …. I will protect all those who love this nation and it’s heritage.. I have no love or wish to harm others.. but I remember Pol Pot’s Cambodia where 25% of the citizens died for ‘cleansing’ the marches… the movie ‘the Killing Fields’ is worth watching.. that’s what were are facing today.. Veritas has exposed them here in the United States.. talking about Re-education.. up to 25 million .. and some… well the ones who cant be retrained…
Sgt York… the fabled Army Sargeant did not want to take a fellow human life he was a conscious objector….. but he came to a conclusion.. if taking one enemy live saves many others then he was ok with it. We must all remember this… we have watched President Trump award the medal honor many times to soldiers who loved and heroically saved. their fellow soldiers.. it is time for us now to stand up…
There are enemies list already being circulated by Democrat/communist/Globalists .. DC workers who are to be singled out.. eliminated.. look at judge Sullivan and Gen Flynn.. do any of you think there will be a fair trial for any of us… I for one will not quietly go into the night.. Americans fought for their wives, children and other family members during WWll. I will honor their sacrifice and will stand to provide a free future for my children and all other free loving citizens in these United States.
MAGA
Hans: great post !! I join with you…I’m done waiting.
My dad never bought anything Mitsubishi- no tvs, cars, anything; he was just that way.
I will never buy or own anything having to do with “the new normal” or the “great reset” or a gates-fauchi financed vaccine, and I have a little surprise for them if I’m told I must comply.
Lights out.
Lights out in London.
Lights out in DC.
There are so many heroes and great stories from WWII. Here’s one of them.
https://medium.com/s/story/the-long-way-round-the-plane-that-accidentally-circumnavigated-the-world-c04ca734c6bb
China is buying off D C and Wall Street
You are the slaves being sold!
I have a great uncle who was on board a tin can in Pearl that morning. And although he openly acknowledges being there he continues to refuse to this day to talk about it. I guess there are some experiences the mind refuses to recall out of self preservation.
I live in a small, rural town in Arizona…everyone is somewhat related and/or, we feel like we are. We take care of each other and support one another. Last week, many of us attended a graveside service for one of the last survivors of the sinking of the USS Gambier. (The only American aircraft carrier sunk by enemy surface gunfire in WWII). He survived in shark infested waters for 2 days before being rescued.
I knew him simply as a hard working, extremely nice man, who raised 4 kids, countless grandkids. He supported the school and attended anything his family was involved in; he loved to dance, and always had a smile on his face. He lived his life fully.
Today, I think of him and the other brave men and women who fought for our freedom.
What a beautiful post, Michelle. ?❤??
RIP Heros from the greatest generation.
Thank you for giving your all for US.
I’ll never forget December 7th as long as I live . Its the day I marched across the parade deck at Parris Island wearing my dress blue uniform adorned with the Eagle,Globe and Anchor at my graduation with my Mom and Dad in stands watching . That day is also my dads birtday
Platoon 2113
Happy birthday dad , I’ll never forget that day .
Like a lot++++++ 1.0E+12
If the stealing of this election is completed and allowed to happen we will see another Pearl Harbor but it will be on our shores.
Father in law’s 18th Birthday was Dec 7 1941. Spent it joining the Marines. Took a load of shrapnel on Guadalcanal, patched up & sent back in. Made it all the way to Nagasaki, after the bomb. That’s what I know, he never spoke of any of it. Never slept well either. Lived to 85 yrs old.
On December 8th, 1941 all but one member of Congress voted to go to war against the country’s attackers.
In 2020, there’s probably one one or two in Congress that will go to war against the attackers who are IN our country.
SAD.
AMERICA FIRST…….while we have it.
Can you comprehend that this has been the U.N. Globalist plan all along ?
“We are now prepared to obliterate more rapidly and completely every productive enterprise the Japanese have above ground in any city. We shall destroy their docks, their factories, and their communications. Let there be no mistake; we shall completely destroy Japan’s power to make war.”
Truman Statement after dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
August 6, 1945
That’s what the dems et al want to do to THIS country.
Anyone notice that Disquss is in “maintenance mode”… it’s like 8PM PST… seriously?
BTW, I learned to sail in Pearl Harbor. At the time there was no bridge to Ford Island. We rented the boats just North of the Subase and went sailing in the inner Harbor… coming as close as possible to the Arizona Memorial and then triangulating NWest, East and back SW.
Can you believe I have been next to the Arizona Memorial countless times yet I have never been on it?
My Dad also immediately signed up after Pearl Harbor. He joined the Army Air Corps because he said “I don’t want to walk my way through this war.”
As a young 23 year old Captain, he flew 65 combat missions as lead pilot on primarily a B-26 (also B-25s and B-29s). At the time, that was the second most missions flown by anyone in the war. He would rarely talk about his experiences either. His men thought he was lucky because he never lost a single one of them. One time, flak took the crystal off of his watch but left him unscathed. He flew missions in North Africa, Italy, and finally ended up in Germany. On several of his last missions, his fighter support was provided by the Red Tails (Tuskegee Airmen). He said they were the best fighter pilots he’d ever seen.
After he died in late 2003, and then my Mom died in 2011, I found a journal he had kept. It was locked, but my son used a paper clip to pick the lock. He chronicled every single mission. It was an extraordinary read with many tragic recountings. One mentioned where after a bombing mission where he had already safely returned, another plane was returning with damaged landing gear and had been unable to release their load of bombs. They came in for a belly landing and then the plane exploded killing all of the crew and destroying several surrounding aircraft on the ground. He was the greatest man I ever knew, and a phenomenal father.
Imagine how many of today’s 20 something males could be capable (or willing) of doing what he and so many others selflessly did?
Clearly your parents had their priorities straight & then they had you and, obviously, raised you right. Thank you for this great story. What a treasure to have your dad’s war diary.
Thank you so much for your comment. I was so blessed to have two amazing parents (and grandparents as well). I don’t think I’ve ever come close to attaining the quality of either of my parents but I’ve tried to do my best. I have a wonderful wife of 45 years and counting, two wonderful children, and two amazing grandchildren.
But I am embarrassed and ashamed that this great country I was bequeathed is being laid asunder with barely a whimper, and it has happened on my watch. What are all of these previous valorous sacrifices worth if we surrender without a fight? I don’t see how there is a tomorrow to get it back. The line in the sand is now and if our country isn’t saved and re-captured, it is gone forever.
I echo your sentiments. You are nowhere close to being alone. There are MANY of us standing beside you. The good news is that we are fully awake now & we know what is at stake. AND we are led by President Donald John Trump.
My uncle, who I never got to meet, was the co-pilot of a B-17 Heavy stationed out of Deenethorpe UK. His aircraft was shot down in Germany after a bombing raid over Berlin. He is buried in Belgium. The family never talked about him much but my dad kept one personal memento that I have (his cigarette case with his initials on it) along with newspaper articles about his being MIA and then, upon verification, KIA 7 May 1944. I made it my personal mission to learn as much as I could about him & memorialize him on Ancestry and on other websites (mostly out of Europe) that commemorate the American heroes who saved their butts in WWII. Anyway, maybe some do not know that the B-17 crews were required to fly only 25 missions. The flight conditions were horrible & the missions were fraught with danger. My uncle & his crew were shot down on their third mission. In his memory, I stand with you and the other patriots gathered here in the fight to save our Republic. We will prevail. ?❤??
Thank you.
A friend and co-worker’s Father piloted one of those B-17s successfully completing his missions. There were darn few that reached that milestone early in the war.
He returned to the USA a cocky and absolutely unafraid 23 year old pilot.
Married and had five sons; all of whom carried his notions of honorable service and fair play.
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Chuck Yeager just passed
Man lived speed
Yeager, living legend — first man to break the sound barrier, WW II fighter ace, Vietnam War commander.
See the movie “The Right Stuff” to get just a peek at him.
My old man passed in March from the Wuflu at the age of 100. This is my first Pearl Harbor day without him…likewise my first Veterans Day without him…and my first Memorial Day without him. Now my first Christmas without him, sigh. It’s been a tough year in many respects…not just for me, but for all of us.
My old man spent many years in service to his country. He was born in 1919 and graduated from college in the summer of 1941 as the commander of his ROTC unit. After 6 months of active duty, this date of infamy occurred and his next 5 years were laid out for him. He and his buddy decided this new fangled “airborne” infantry thing would be interesting (plus it paid an extra 50 bucks a month because you had to jump out of perfectly good airplanes) so they volunteered to be in the initial cadre and ended up training all the paratroopers that followed in the 11th, 17th, 82nd & 101st airborne divisions.
He finally deployed to Europe in February 1945 and served there until VE day whereupon he received orders for Operation Downfall, which thanks to HST never occurred. He spent the next 25 years in the Army Reserve with callups for Korea and the Cuban missile crisis, amongst others. He retired in 1969 as a Colonel and always regarded his 3 decades in the military as one of the highlights of his life…along with family, church and country.
No matter where I was or what I was doing, I would always call him on Memorial Day, Veterans Day and Pearl Harbor Day to thank him for his service to our country. On Memorial Day, we would talk about his buddies who did not come home with him, and on Veterans Day, we would talk about those who did. Well, this past March, having been a good, church-going Irish Catholic lad his whole life, he could not attend Mass due to the shutdown of church services so God decided to call him home instead. The phone calls have ended and these days of remembrance will be different without him, sigh.
He lived a good life…was born during the height of the Spanish Flu and checked out during the Chinese Flu. He made it thru the Depression, WWII and the Cold War. He raised 6 kids and was a wonderful father – a splendid role model for all of us, though none could fill his shoes…may God have mercy on us all.
Requiescat in pace Dad, I’m not half the man you were, but I’ll keep trying…
CorwinAmber, I think your dad would disagree with you about not being half the man he was…I know I do. You’re a proud and faithful son, and may God continue to bless you as well as he obviously blessed your father. I’m truly sorry for your loss.
Your Dad IS looking down on you sir with the BIGGEST smile of a proud father. Your sentiments touched me and reminded me of my Dad. God bless you & your family.
“Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it.
It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.”
– Unknown
So VERY true!
FDR said Dec.7th 1941 was the “DAY OF INFAMY”. Nov. 3rd 2020 was another Day of Infamy when the United States may well become the Socialist States of America as a result of a DIRECT attack by the Chi-Coms in unison with the DemonicRAT Party on the election.The patriots of this country MUST rise up against these minions of satan, the Globalists, and the NWO.
I’m late posting on this but I would encourage everyone that thinks today’s problems with government are bad to go read the Senate’s Pearl Harbor Commission Report.
It’s an education on how the office of the POTUS and intelligence community stood down knowing of the attack months in advance, not informing the Navy and just allowing it to happen.
They stop just short of getting into how and why but it’s overwhelmingly obvious that it was seen as the needed excuse to drag america into WWII.
Our government has been allied with dark forces and deep state aggressor for far longer than most care to admit to.
Mike, the Why: operation barbarosa began three months previously and Japan was going to close the pincer on stalin which would have obliterated communism. Harry Hopkins/FDR would not allow the great communist experiment to be hurt so did the oil embargo thingy to turn Japan against usa and keep them away from dear uncle joe. Hopkins also had agents in China divert the japs.
Hitler killed 6 million; stalin 20 million; mao 200 million; FDR contributed to all of the killing by protecting the ussr
It’s not people in another country trying to destroy America. We have been taught to see things that way since birth, and that idea is constantly reinforced by our media, so we will be blind to how much our own government, corporations, and institutions have been subverted.