Remembrance

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Remembering the 2350 killed on this day in 1941 at Pearl Harbor and elsewhere on the Island of Oahu, Hawaiian Islands Territory.

[Phil]

Indeed. And in Roosevelt's words "a date which will live in infamy". And a turning point which brought America into the war against fascism.

[Jock Scot]

An infamous day indeed. "Lest we forget."

[Bugbear]

Not sure how it should be said, but also remembering the USS Arizona and her crew.

[pdcorlis]

May we all pause and reflect on the meaning of that day.

[sydnie7]

My parents. oldest sister, and grandmother were there, living off base (and fortunately my father was not on duty at Pearl that Sunday morning). As I was growing up, I never heard him speak of it. More recently Mother has begun sharing her stories of that morning and its aftermath -- lest we forget, indeed.

[macwilkin]

Indeed. And in Roosevelt's words "a date which will live in infamy". And a turning point which brought America into the war against fascism.

Individual Americans, however, had already been in the War -- serving in the Allied forces, The Abraham Lincoln Battalion in Spain and the crews of the USS Panay and the USS Reuben James:

http://www.usspanay.org/

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/a_p...ben_james.html

May we remember them as well today.

T.

[kiltedsawyer]

Thank you MoR for starting this thread. It seems we can never take enough opportunities to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for the world we live in. I would like to add my own remembrance, of my father-in-law, who served in the Army, Navy, and the Air Force. During WWII he was in the Navy and fortunate enough to be on board the Indianapolis when Pearl Harbor was bombed, and in Pearl Harbor when the Indianapolis was sunk. A very fortunate man who died in his sleep in his own bed at the age of 87.
Respectfully,
David

[KFCarter]

Thanks for this thread.

A good time to remember:

those who perished on that day,
and all those who fought and sacrificed... before and after that day... in that horrific conflict.

[English Bloke]

Lest we forget.