FReeper Canteen ~ Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 ~ 07 DEC 2010

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, A Day Which Will Live In Infamy

 September 1940. The U.S. placed an embargo on Japan by prohibiting exports of steel, scrap iron, and aviation fuel to Japan, due to Japan's takeover of northern French Indochina.

April 1941. The Japanese signed a neutrality treaty with the Soviet Union to help prevent an attack from that direction if they were to go to war with Britain or the U.S. while taking a bigger bite out of Southeast Asia.

June 1941 through the end of July 1941. Japan occupied southern Indochina. Two days later, the U.S., Britain, and the Netherlands froze Japanese assets. This prevented Japan from buying oil, which would, in time, cripple its army and make its navy and air force completely useless.

Toward the end of 1941. With the Soviets seemingly on the verge of defeat by the Axis powers, Japan seized the opportunity to try to take the oil resources of Southeast Asia. The U.S. wanted to stop Japanese expansion but the American people were not willing to go to war to stop it. The U.S. demanded that Japan withdraw from China and Indochina, but would have settled for a token withdrawal and a promise not to take more territory.

Prior to December 1941, Japan pursued two simultaneous courses: try to get the oil embargo lifted on terms that would still let them take the territory they wanted, and to prepare for war.

The Japanese military was asked to devise a war plan. They proposed to sweep into Burma, Malaya, the East Indies, and the Philippines, in addition to establishing a defensive perimeter in the central and southwest Pacific.

They expected the U.S. to declare war but not to be willing to fight long or hard enough to win. Their greatest concern was that the U.S. Pacific Fleet, based in Pearl Harbor could foil their plans. As insurance, the Japanese navy undertook to cripple the Pacific Fleet by a surprise air attack.

The U.S. had broken the Japanese diplomatic code and knew an attack was imminent. A warning had been sent from Washington, but it arrived too late.

Early warning radar was new technology. Japanese planes were spotted by radar before the attack, but they were assumed to be a flight of American B-17s due in from the West Coast.

On December 7th 1941, on an otherwise peaceful Sunday morning on a beautiful Hawaiian island, the first wave of Japanese airplanes left 6 aircraft carriers and struck Pearl Harbor a few minutes before 8 AM local time.

In two waves of terror lasting two long hours, they killed or wounded over 3,500 Americans and sank or badly damaged 18 ships - including all 8 battleships of the Pacific Fleet - and over 350 destroyed or damaged aircraft. At least 1,177 lives were lost when the Battleship U.S.S. Arizona exploded and subsequently sank.

However, they did not sink any of our Pacific aircraft carriers and they left most of the fuel that was needed to win the war in the Pacific.

The Japanese attack brought the U.S. into the war on December 8—and brought it in the war determined to fight to the finish.

Learn More About The Attack on Pearl Harbor HERE!!

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT~Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. 

Please remember: The Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops. The Canteen is family friendly. Let's have fun!

We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity.

We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon.

We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

 

 

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I once had the honor of being the One Woman Band to entertain the 55th reunion of a regional group of Pearl Harbor Survivors.

I started out with Glenn Miller and stuff like that, but they requested more Rock & Roll.

Wonderful Bunch of People!

And not a SINGLE Mitsubishi in the Parking Lot.

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in second...Hawaii snags the silver!!

[luvie]

What an honor! You must have had a blast!

Well....I do own 2 Toyotas...made right here in America! LOL!

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

Pfc. Jacob A. Gassen, USA, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), KIA Afghanistan 29NOV2010




I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

God Of Our Fathers



Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, among these who answered the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



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Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

~~Rest In Peace~~

The Chambers Brothers~People Get Ready

Sgt 1st Class Barry E Jarvis, USA
Staff Sgt Curtis A Oakes, USA
Spc Matthew W Ramsey, USA
Pfc Jacob A Gassen, USA
Pfc Austin G Staggs, USA
Pvt Buddy W McLain, USA

1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat Team,
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

[left that other site]

I LOVE the USS Bowfin! I have been on it quite a few times. Is The Gentleman who used to host the tours still on Duty? (One of the original crewmen).

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

Sfc. Barry E. Jarvis, USA, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), KIA Afghanistan 29NOV2010




I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

God Of Our Fathers



Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, among these who answered the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



Taps

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[left that other site]

They were the coolest bunch of men!
They all wore Hawaiian shirts, and leis around their necks, and danced every dance.

One man was a Veteran of WW2, Korea, AND Vietnam.

[luvie]

Amen, Sis.....amen.....(((hugs)))

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

I once had the honor of being the One Woman Band to entertain the 55th reunion of a regional group of Pearl Harbor Survivors.

Awesome!

I started out with Glenn Miller

I like Glenn Miller. Which of his songs can you play?

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

Spc. Matthew W. Ramsey, USA, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), KIA Afghanistan 29NOV2010




I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

God Of Our Fathers



Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, among these who answered the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



Taps

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[luvie]

What a wonderful time for a bunch of REAL heroes! God bless ‘em!....and God bless you for your talent!

[MEG33]

Thank you for tonight's thread., lauren.

USS West Virginia..USS Tennessee..Both Damaged
USS Arizona Sunk

Dec. 7, 1941 ~ A Day That Will Live In Infamy
~NEVER FORGET~

Good Evening To The Canteen

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

SSgt. Curtis A. Oakes, USA, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), KIA Afghanistan 29NOV2010




I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

God Of Our Fathers



Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, among these who answered the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



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Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Ciexyz]

We still remember and honor those brave heroes.

[left that other site]

Moonlight Serenade, Pennsylvania 6-500, String of Pearls, So Rare,

by Count Basie:
One O’Clock Jump

Duke Ellington: Take the A-train, Satin Doll

Stuff like that.

South Florida Seniors hated my act. I bombed when I moved here 11 years ago. But I was beloved up North. (Jazz, Soul, R&B, Motown, Classic Rock) I never figured it out. All they wanted in Florida was “New York NY, Memory from Cats, The macarena, and The Electric Slide. That’s when I started teaching instead. And of course, now I will teach until I die from exhaustion. LOL. I love teaching. It is a new life for me.

[left that other site]

It was the best show of my singing career. I was elated!

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

Cpl. Charles S. Wade, USMC, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, KIA Afghanistan 1DEC2010





I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

Eternal Father, Strong to Save



Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, amid these who heeded the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



Taps

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[luvie]

I would love to have seen that show! :)

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

Sgt. Matthew Abbate, USMC, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, KIA Afghanistan 2DEC2010





I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

Eternal Father, Strong to Save



Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, amid these who heeded the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



Taps

Lamh Foistenach Abu!