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

[ROYC75]

A day that will Live in Infamy.

[4th and Long]

[scho63]

This day gets too little attention.

[Easy 6]

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

[Clyde Frog]

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.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Clyde Frog

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.

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.

[TLO]

[Rain Man]

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

[4th and Long]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

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

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.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by 4th and Long

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.

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.

[4th and Long]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

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.

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

[Wallcrawler]

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.

[Graystoke]

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.

[Mescalito345]

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.

[4th and Long]

Originally Posted by Mescalito345

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.

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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