Pearl Harbor Day

[wwwarbird]

Never forgetting. Thank you to all Veterans.

[Bill Little]

There is a gentleman who lives here who was on the Oklahoma on the Sunday Morning of December 7th 1941.  He is now 87, and in excellent health.

He recalled looking out a porthole and seeing a sky full of Japanese planes, and his total disbelief of what was happening.

We should not, and can not, forget the generation who literally saved the free world.

[RC Storick]

Here is a picture of my dad who is presenting pieces of a Kamikaze plane to whats left of the crew of his ship at a reunion.

http://www.msc.navy.mil/sealift/2003/December/taluga.htm  See web page



At one time I had all the parts seen here in my tool box. My dad had given them to me ,later to ask for them back to be given here. I agreed. Dad is way over 80 and still going strong. Hugh Joey?

[SteveMoon]

My Grandfather was a Marine who fought in the Pacific. As soon as he was old
enough to enlist, he did. To him and his generation it seemed the only logical
thing to do.

He fought at Saipan, Tinian, and Guam. I remember telling him about 16 years
ago that I was going to be working some flights to Saipan, and how puzzled he
was. He just couldn't figure out why anybody would want to spend money to fly several
hours to the middle of the Pacific and spend time on a rock. "Well, it's a resort
area now. Golf, tennis, beaches." I told him. He couldn't believe it.

Thanks to him, and millions others like him we have the freedom to enjoy our
model airplanes, and live our uniquely American lives. God Bless the Army, Navy,
Air Force, and Marines.

Steve

[Paul Smith]

Our club is having a "Pearl Harbour Day" contest at the school gym tonight.  I'll send pitchers. 

A Pearl Harbour veteran, age 20 at the time, would be 86 by now.  Not many of 'em around.  My dad didn't see the first day of the war, but he did see the last.

[Bill Morell]

My Dad was a Pearl Harbor survivor. He served on the USS Avocet. He was doing his laundry up on deck when the first wave of Zero's attacked. Later that morning his ship helped run the USS Nevada aground to keep the harbor from being blocked. I wish he was still here to tell the stories from that day. He passed away at 82 5 years ago.

[john e. holliday]

My Dad was told he had too many kids when he tried to get into WWI.  I was born three days after Pearl Harbor and Dad was 50, was told he was too old to join.  So he was in the what was then called the Home Guard.  DOC Holliday

[Paul Smith]

Our club's Pearl Harbor Day event was more peaceful.  The Japanese were a no-show.

Wildcats rule !!

Some of us are getting too old for glow fuel on the fingers at 19 degrees F.