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I've been in my own boat sitting out in this water looking at this view. Awesome!-Sandee. This is a Tip of The Hat to Sandee, my Co-Author and blog wizard.

The Blogger's Prayer

Lord help me to learn to spell without spellcheck, manage to visit all that visit me, and post regularly - all in 5 minutes a day, so that I can clean house and take care of my family. Help me to not look at every occurrence in my life as a blog post, and to quit taking pictures of weird things to share as well. Please Lord, help me to stop talking about my blog friends as though they are next door neighbors or someone I have known all of my life. And help me dear Lord, to think of something witty and wise to post tomorrow.

Saturday, December 07, 2013

Pearl Harbor

ABOUT PEARL HARBOR

USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the underwater tomb for 1,177 Sailors and Marines
The following day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked the Congress for a Declaration of War in his famous "Day of Infamy" speech. This is a link to that speech and a photo of the Congress in session that day.



The Pearl Harbor survivors have an organization that will soon cease to exist. There can be no new memberships. The remaining members are in their 80's and 90's. This year, 2008, marks the 67th anniversary of the attack. The members of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, as they are known, used to travel to Hawaii every five years to commemorate the event. After the 2006 meeting they pretty much agreed that they would not plan on a meeting in 2011.
We respect, honor, and admire these survivors on the anniversary of the most horrific day in each of their lives.

There are two events in American History that shaped what Tom Brokaw has dubbed "the Greatest Generation": The Great Depression and World War Two.

My Thanks to the BOOMER With A View for the body of this posting.I did add a link as well. I have to add my Friend Travis's posting about Pearl Harbor as well.
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5 comments:

  1. UnknownSaturday, December 7, 2013 at 8:54:00 AM EST

    Well done, Mike. I read recently that our nation's collective memory of Pearl Harbor, as with all of WWII, is fading. Perhaps your post will awaken some memories of folks and create enough interest to create an awareness among folks who have no knowledge of Pearl Harbor.

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  2. Mike GolchSaturday, December 7, 2013 at 10:10:00 AM EST

    Nicholad Temple as long as I am alive I will be doing this,as the son of a WW2 Veteran of the US ArmyAirForce I can do no less than to honor those that have come before me.

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  3. UnknownSaturday, December 7, 2013 at 11:21:00 AM EST

    Amen, Mike.

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  4. SandeeSaturday, December 7, 2013 at 12:41:00 PM EST

    I have visited that memorial and it's a somber experience.

    Thanks for this post Mike. My dad fought in WWII as your father did. The greatest generation got that name for a reason.

    Have a blessed day my friend. :)

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  5. Mike GolchSaturday, December 7, 2013 at 6:35:00 PM EST

    Sandee,I bet that was Indeed.

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