Dec 7, 1941

[CPP]

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day allows service members, veterans, and the nation an opportunity to honor those we lost on Dec. 7, 1941. Since the attacks on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. and Japan have endured more than 70 years of continued peace.

 

[Projectman]

Thanks for posting this. Too many American’s don’t understand the sacrifices our soldiers and our country made during WWII.

 

[GSOphile]

Father-in-law, a Quaker, was a medic and scout on Okinawa. The phrase, 'war is hell,' is often used without real understanding. He understood. For a graphic look, see the movie 'Hacksaw Ridge.' From Wikipedia:
"Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 biographical war film directed by Mel Gibson and written by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan, based on the 2004 documentary The Conscientious Objector. The film focuses on the World War II experiences of Desmond Doss, an American pacifist combat medic who, as a Seventh-day Adventist Christian, refused to carry or use a weapon or firearm of any kind. Doss became the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor, for service above and beyond the call of duty during the Battle of Okinawa."

 

[MDP]

My Dad was in the 3rd Army. He would not discuss the War at all. I suspect he saw some awful stuff.

 

[brad225]

My father was in the 101st Air Borne, Screaming Eagles. He was the same didn't talk about it.