December 7, 1941 ... May it live in infamy!

[69Z28-RS]

*Wondering how many of us thought of this today?   

[169INDY]

Oh Yes For sure.

I will Share:
In 2000 I was TAD/TDY temporary duty Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. I was working on the USS Pasadena SSN754 in Dry Dock. On December 7th at 1030 local, they Call ALL workers to various Temporary Stages set up on the Piers to Remember and Honor the Event. Culminating with an Air Force (Hickam AFB) Fly over the USS Arizona in the Missing Man formation. Brought me to tears. EVERY Dec 7th I close my eyes and recall this remembrance.
For my duration of this duty (6 mo.) we would eat lunch on the lagoon qawwal in sight of the Arizona Memorial


Go Navy.

JIM W

[VINCE Z28]

Gary and Jim.... I want to Thank You for your service to our Country!! Vince.

[rich69rs]

Amen

[MO]

Most definitely remembered today. Thanks to all who serve or served, and to the greatest generation.

[buenymayor]

I was stationed at MCAS Kaneohe in the mid 80s. A visit to the Arizona is a very somber event. And yes.... I welled up while there as well,

[Vince]

Yes, I think of Pearl Harbor Day every Dec. 7th even though I wasn't even born yet when it happened.  My mother told me about it growing up.  My dad was in the Navy during WWII as was one of my uncles who was on the USS Enterprise that day heading toward Pearl from I think Guam.  They were late leaving Guam and were held up by weather, etc. otherwise they might have been at Pearl too on Dec. 7th. 
One of the last 2 survivors from the USS Arizona, Lou Conter, age 101, lives in the next town over from me.   I used to see him often before the COVID pandemic. 

[GMAD_Van Nuys]

My neighbor's uncle was on the USS Pennsylvania on Dec. 7th, being a recent graduate of the US Naval Academy, survived and retired as a captain.  His other uncle was KIA when his B-17 was shot down on July 23, 1943 and is buried at the cemetary in Neuville-en Condroz, Belgium.