"...Sunday, December 7th, 1941, a date that will live in Infamy"
Having been stationed in Hawaii, I feel connected to the events of that day, even though the occurred 19 years before I was born.
Many of the buildings on Hickam AFB still are still pock marked from Japanese machine gun and cannon fire.
I lived on Wheeler AFB, just a couple of blocks of the flight line. And again scars from the attack were still there.
Most Sunday mornings I was at the Combat Pistol program of the Scholfield Barracks Rod and Gun club. The range was oriented so that we had a great view of the Kole Kole Pass, where part of Japanese carrier strike came in towards their targets at Scholfield Barracks, Wheeler, Hickam and Pearl Harbor.
One of the most moving moments of my active duty time was administering the re-enlistment oath to my NCOIC on the Arizona Memorial in front of the wall listing those lost that day.
79 Years ago today
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79 Years ago today
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Re: 79 Years ago today
World War 2 channel on youtube is doing a livestream in real time of the attack today.
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Re: 79 Years ago today
that sounds cool, wish I had knownscipioafricanus wrote: ↑Mon Dec 07, 2020 5:49 pm World War 2 channel on youtube is doing a livestream in real time of the attack today.
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Re: 79 Years ago today
https://www.youtube.com/c/WorldWarTwo/videosPrecision wrote: ↑Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:12 pmthat sounds cool, wish I had knownscipioafricanus wrote: ↑Mon Dec 07, 2020 5:49 pm World War 2 channel on youtube is doing a livestream in real time of the attack today.
They have them cut up so you can still watch them.
Another interesting one is Drachinifel's 3 videos on the efforts to repair the damage to the ships and harbor. There are photos and info that I have never seen in any documentary to date. Here is part one: https://youtu.be/bB-V9cCSC8o
If there is a Stairway to Heaven, is there an Escalator to Hell?
If God wanted men to play soccer, he wouldn’t have given us arms. - Mike Ditka
If God wanted men to play soccer, he wouldn’t have given us arms. - Mike Ditka
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Re: 79 Years ago today
...was is over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor!?scipioafricanus wrote: ↑Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:49 pmhttps://www.youtube.com/c/WorldWarTwo/videosPrecision wrote: ↑Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:12 pmthat sounds cool, wish I had knownscipioafricanus wrote: ↑Mon Dec 07, 2020 5:49 pm World War 2 channel on youtube is doing a livestream in real time of the attack today.
They have them cut up so you can still watch them.
Another interesting one is Drachinifel's 3 videos on the efforts to repair the damage to the ships and harbor. There are photos and info that I have never seen in any documentary to date. Here is part one: https://youtu.be/bB-V9cCSC8o
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Re: 79 Years ago today
That's cool.scipioafricanus wrote: ↑Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:49 pmhttps://www.youtube.com/c/WorldWarTwo/videosPrecision wrote: ↑Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:12 pmthat sounds cool, wish I had knownscipioafricanus wrote: ↑Mon Dec 07, 2020 5:49 pm World War 2 channel on youtube is doing a livestream in real time of the attack today.
They have them cut up so you can still watch them.
Another interesting one is Drachinifel's 3 videos on the efforts to repair the damage to the ships and harbor. There are photos and info that I have never seen in any documentary to date. Here is part one: https://youtu.be/bB-V9cCSC8o
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