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Tag Archives: Pearl Harbor
December 7
It is hard to believe it has been 69 years since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Eighteen year-old newly enlisted sailors, who were there when the Japanese bombed the harbor, are today, 87 years old. There are some 3000 … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General
Tagged Americans, April 18 1942, bullies, December 7, Doolittle’s Raid, Doolittle’s Raiders, educated professors, grade school playground, isolationism, Japanese attack, Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle, Pearl Harbor, playground bully, political pundits, psychological blow, sailors, stealing lunch money
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9/11
When I was younger, I listened as older people uttered the phrase, “I will never forget where I was on December 7th.” Whenever you heard someone say that, there was no question about which December 7th to which they referred. … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal
Tagged 9/11, accusing air traffic controllers, Aden Yemen, al-Qaeda, December 7 1941, Fair winds and following seas., killing 17 U.S. sailors, looking at the television, military intelligence, New York City, Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbor Day, September 11 2001, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the second airplane, Twin Towers, USS Cole
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