74 years…

Posted on by December 6, 2015

PH radiogram

A few survivors are left today, many in their late 90’s. All of them remember it as if it was yesterday…

I had never seen this color video, apparently it was ‘stored’ for almost 60 years…

It is up to us to never forget.

The attack on Pearl Harbor was the start of America’s entry into the war, first on Japan, then after Germany and Italy declared war on us, a true world war. HERE are memories of some of the Arizona survivors…

Don’t let PCism and revisionist history cause Pearl Harbor and WWII to fade from our history books. This was what the greatest generation gave their lives for. To keep America free, and defeat those who threatened our way of life.

They succeeded…

Comments

74 years… — 15 Comments

  1. I’ve mentioned my friend Nate Weiser, who was at Pearl that morning.
    He just celebrated his 99th birthday a couple days ago.
    After Pearl, a few years later, he was at Normandy.
    I’m blessed to know him.

  2. I was in Navy JROTC back in high school in the 1970’s. Our Instructor was aboard the USS Nevada. LCDR Johnson had an impact on all of us. I will never forget that morning, nor will my children.

  3. The attack on Pearl Harbor seared itself into the minds of generations. For we who served in the Navy and visit the Arizona from time to time, it has a special message of a bitter lesson learned the hard way.

    But people forget, they vote in incompetent, mediocre people who buy votes and loot the country eight ways from Sunday. That the Bitch of Benghazi is even running for office is frankly amazing. And unless she’s indicted before the Democratic Convention, she’ll be the nominee.

    The only way to deal with enemies who attack you is to remove them from the gene pool. That’s how Charles Martel dealt with it. That’s how America dealt with the Japanese.

  4. We must never forget. And bless those who answered the call to protect America and served our country.

  6. What Obama SHOULD have said last night:
    No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory. I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us.
    FDR

  7. Growing up, two of my buddies’ fathers were at Pearl on that day. One survived the USS ARIZONA, the other was at Schofield Barracks. This is one of the things (among many) that I regret, that I was too stupid to not set down and talk with them about that day. Mr. Mooney, the Army guy at Schofield, did write his memories just before he died. He spent his whole WWII tour guarding Hawaii. He did get an early out because of the points he accrued for three and a half years of overseas duty, because Hawaii was considered a foreign port.

  8. Ed- That you are… Re your second comment, do you really think his muslim advisers would let him get away with that???

    Rob- Mine was an Air Force pilot. He’d flown B-25s in the South Pacific. Taught us a LOT of lessons…

    LL- Agreed!!!

    Fargo- Yes! Without them, we wouldn’t have what we have today.

    gfa- You’re welcome.

    CP- Most of them didn’t want to talk. You and I both know that…

  9. Visiting Pearl Harbor seared itself into my memory. But what solidified it was meeting the survivors, there at Pearl.

    Never forget!

  11. Going to the USS Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbor was a sobering experience.

    I’m headed down to the Battleship Iowa shortly to handle the afternoon shift in the Radio Room.

    We do a Pearl Harbor Amateur Radio event every year, and I’ll be running NI6BBthis afternoon.

  14. I will never let the memory of that awful day fade away.
    I had a friend in Florida that enlisted in the Navy on December 7,1941 and forty minutes later they got word of the Japs attacking Pearl Harbor.
    His stories would make your hair stand up