What's today?

[Bill Greenwood]

i was at the airport desk this day last year and asked two who worked there what this day was. The man had no idea and the young lady thought and then said, " The first day of Hannuka?" No its not. Now she is young and is Jewish both were also CFIs and neither knew about today. I also watched the news channel which didn't mention it.

[jethro99]

One more generation and Pearl Harbor day will not be much different than Ft. Sumter day. Or any other (for some) momentous day that is well in the past. Time, tide and the past move on.

[martymayes]

In the future this day will be remembered as the day congressmen resigned due to sexual misconduct.

[Bill Greenwood]

There was a ceremony today for a dozen or so survivors at the War in the Pacific museum in Fredericksburg today and one of the men was the one seen many times in the tan coat in the photo from Dallas with Jack Ruby at the police station. I never heard this before today.

[Floatsflyer]

Today is the 76th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Schwartz! Happy Channukka.

[rwanttaja]

Today is the 76th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Schwartz! Happy Channukka.

And a Happy Hogmanay to you....

Ron "All Holidays Matter" Wanttaja

[Floatsflyer]

And a Happy Hogmanay to you....

Ron "All Holidays Matter" Wanttaja

I had to look this up of course. I believe you're 24 days early but I'll always remember it.

[rwanttaja]

It's the truth of any important event; as the participants and their immediate relatives die out, the immediacy fades. It was the 100th anniversary of the US's entry to World War I this year, and it barely produced a ripple. Various Civil War engagements produce a ripple in the reenactor community and not much else, and while some folks could probably name key Revolutionary War battles, few can supply a date or even what state they occurred in. In 100 years, 9/11 will be known mostly for post-Labor Day sales.

It's human nature.

To be remembered, one needs a continuous popular interest point...such as the Titanic....or have a really, REALLY good writer immortalize it. Most people have heard of "The Charge of the Light Brigade," but few can actually provide any details. Maybe we should take the same route for December 7th.....

This day is call'd the battle of Pearl Harbor
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd,
And rouse him at the name of Pearl Harbor.

He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say "To-morrow is the Anniversary of the attack."
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars,
And say "These wounds I had on Pearl Harbor day."

Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember, with advantages,
What feats he did that day.

Then shall our names, Familiar in his mouth as household
words— USS Ward, Doris Miller, Chaplain Schmidt,
USS Arizona, Wheaties Welch, USS Oklahoma—
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red.

This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Pearl Harbor day shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be rememberèd-

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;

And gentlemen in America now a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Pearl Harbor day.

Ron Wanttaja

[rwanttaja]

I had to look this up of course. I believe you're 24 days early but I'll always remember it.
If you REMEMBER last Hogmanay, then you didn't do it right.

Ron "First Foot" Wanttaja

[robert l]

Very good Ron, but I remember Pearl Harbor Day because it's my older brothers birthday. 74 today.
Bob

[Cary]

I remember it, because it’s my youngest Grandkiddy’s birthday. We had to postpone the special “thing” we do: when the grandkiddies turn 5, they get to fly Grampa’s airplane. But it was too windy on the 7th, but Saturday the 9th was acceptable (13-15 knots—Laramie). So I flew up there, and he got to fly. Then his older sister, who was 7 in September, wanted to fly, so we landed to swap seats. Between the two of them we were in the air a little over an hour.

Great fun for the kiddies, and especially great fun for Grampa! :D

Cary

[FlyingRon]

We had a bunch of Japanese businessmen show up on December 7 one year. I told my ex-Marine sales manager to try to avoid bringing up Pearl Harbor.