Well done, good sir!
My father served in the pacific theatre from '42 to '45 as a USN MM aboard the USS Cogswell (deisel-powered destroyer). He's gone now, and I have in my keeping many momentos and artifacts from that war. The places his battle group went reads like a who's-who of the entire war in that part of the world.
Just this morning I was telling my 6-year-old son about the importance and significance of this day. When he gets home from school this morning, I will be showing him this thread to further his education on this day of great sacrifice and courage.
Thank you for sending your post. I fully agree we must instill in our sons & daughters our history.
My father was off Okinawa while on board ship fighting fires from incoming Zeros Kamikaze attacks. He also talks about being involved in the 150 mph typhoon on June 2nd and 3rd, 1945 east of Okinawa. This typhoon damaged 33 ships and destroyed 76 airplanesmostly on the flight or hanger decks of aircraft carriers after the airplanes broke free of the chains holding them down. The storm killed six men on U.S. ships. The tropical storm died at sea without ever hitting land.
I am thinking of doing a posting on that subject later on.
