Dec 7th, 1941, Time to remember the fallen military service members!
 

A day that will Live in Infamy.

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This day gets too little attention. :(

Brokaw was right, they are the greatest generation... they volunteered almost to a man, and fought like hell

Then they came home and ****ed like rabbits, worked like mules, and created the greatest nation on earth in the process

When I was a kid, we used to visit the Pearl Harbor Memorial on school field trips. At the time, I was too young to fully grasp the tragedy, loss, and significance of what had happened there. Years later, I returned as an adult, with a deeper understanding of history and the sacrifices made that day, and I was completely overcome with emotion. Standing there, I felt an immense sense of gratitude and sorrow, reflecting on the lives that were lost and those forever changed. The cost of freedom is great.

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We shouldn't forget the soldiers and militia who fought at the Battle of White Marsh on December 7, 1777.

I was in college in Germany on the 50th anniversary of the end of the war. Saw a couple of the camps. I was young enough to feel it viscerally and old enough to know what happened there. It was very intense experience. There were tears for sure.

Washington had to make up for his defeat at the Battle of Germantown. William Howe's unexpected retreat was a nice little surprise. Nice work, George.

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I want to read more about the Revolutionary War. There's a lot that I've either forgotten or never knew. I need to dive into that topic.

Over 900 men entombed in the USS Arizona in just 40 feet of water. Can't really imagine anything more horrific for the families. So close, but they might as well be on the ****ing moon.

Just got done watching a Churchill documentary on Netflix. The amazing men and women in the right place, at the right time to save the world from tyranny.
Truly the greatest generation.

My father was Japanese, and he was living in Japan in 1941. Years later, he told me that Japan (a small country) made a very bad mistake by attacking the US, and he was right.

My father is a revolutionary war/civil war buff. Some of it stuck to me.

Your father was correct. Truman warned them 8 days in advance that if they did not surrender unconditionally Japan would be destroyed. He wasn't kidding.

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I was listening to the radio today and an old guy was talking about this.

He said Yamamoto knew it was suicide to go to war with the United States, but if they absolutely had to, they had to hit Pearl Harbor fast and hard before anything else.
Otherwise the US would have wiped the proverbial poop deck with the Japanese.

We still kicked their ass but Pearl Harbor going under made it a lot harder.

Lots of interesting Yamamoto stuff on that show today.

He studied United States military history down to fine details. He told the Emperor that he had no idea what the American people were capable of if incited to go to war. Hirohito probably thought we were a bunch of drunk cowboys only interested in a good time.

Yamamoto knew!

Yamamoto knew that Japan could not win a long war with the United States. He hoped a massive strike at Pearl Harbor followed up by many other victories would lead the US to negotiate for peace after a few months.

The Battle of Midway was fought because he thought one more big victory removing much or all of the remaining carrier forces of the US Navy would force the Americans to negotiate.

Yamomoto knew after the Battle of Midway that Japan had virtually no chance whatsoever.

I found it rather odd and disrespectful that many businesses that had their flag flying at FULL mass!

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