Hickam quiet on this Dec. 7

Air Force Links ^ | Dec 7, 2005 | Tech. Sgt. Shane Cuomo

[SandRat]

Remember Pearl Harbor!!!

[GreyFriar]

ping

[Squantos]

“We are not just the beneficiaries of their bravery; we are the stewards of their sacrifice.”

[lizma]

"What the Japanese didn’t realize was that their bold attack, as we all know, awakened a sleeping giant"

And back then the sleeping giant had enough sense and selflessness to stay awake. Never forget.

[John Jorsett]

“Every day as I walk into the building, I see the bomb-damaged exterior. I can’t help but think about those who lost their lives while serving here,” said Tech. Sgt. Martin Jackson, who works in the command’s public affairs office.

I've been to that headquarters building. The large divots in the solid concrete exterior caused by the Japanese machine-guns are very impressive. It looked to me like some of the bullets actually penetrated all the way through. I can't imagine what it must have been like to be in the building and getting strafed like that.

[Howlin]

I am royally hacked that there apparently is not ONE good old war movie on TV today.

[SandRat]

Now I'm going to have to get off FR and check out the situation here. By the same token I have The Longest Day, The Green Berets, Midway, A Bridge Too Far, The Devils Brigade, and The Battle of Britain all on VCR.

[Howlin]

Oh, good idea; I'll go see what I have, but I don't think it compares to those!

[Spirited]

Today I read a list of names of those who died there.
I went to the space that would have recorded the name of a precious Uncle and thanked God for His grace and protection.

That war cost us heavily but at least he was spared the opening volley.

[kstewskis]

Dec. 7th BUMP!

[dighton]

“It was a typical Sunday morning breakfast, for the first weekend after payday.”

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

PATTON was on.

[Howlin]

And I missed it.

[Calpernia]

[operation clinton cleanup]

I have had the TV on in the background while working almost all day today, and not one mention of Pearl Harbor. You would think the History channel would have something on.

[operation clinton cleanup]

oops.. looking back at the TV schedule, I guess they did.

[zot]

Thanks for the ping. We must never forget Pearl Harbor, lest we be that unprepared again.

[E.G.C.]

BTT

[RushLake]

December 7 is always a good day for "Tora, Tora, Tora" with emphasis on the very last line in the movie.