"A Date Which Will Live in Infamy"
 

Dec. 7th, 1941. Seventy-six years ago. We will remember.

Today a Bronze Star will be awarded posthumously to a boatswain's mate who risked his life, and court martial, that day, to save the lives of the last six men off the USS Arizona. It will be the first-ever award ceremony at the Arizona Memorial. MORE.

Bob

Used to sit in awe listening to my dad and uncles tell stories about WWII, and my granddad, a small farmer born in the late 1890s, talking about driving a truck in Europe in WWI.

Lots of brave men and women served in some way in the most serious of wars.

Thanks, Bob. I hadn't heard that story, glad you presented it.

2 of my uncles enlisted in the Marines the very next day as did so many .
Thank you one and all !

Thanks for posting, Bob.

I had the honor & privilege of knowing William R. "Bob" Dickie, who was a Chief Electrician's Mate aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia during the attack on Pearl Harbor and one of the fortunate ones to have survived the ship getting hit by 6 torpedoes and numerous aerial bombs, prior to sinking.

"Never forget..."

S.M.

Played with a friend today. We did an attempt at e.e. cummings "plato told" with my music and then Doctor Clayton's "Pearl Harbor Blues."

No, we don't forget.

Godbless the men from the greatest generation.