Gugny Posted December 7, 2017 Posted December 7, 2017 Seventy-six years ago, today, 2,403 U.S. Citizens were killed as a result of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. RIP
Billsfansinceday1 Posted December 7, 2017 Posted December 7, 2017 (edited) Anyone who gets a chance to go to The Arizona Memorial should. It is utterly chilling. The first time I went, a Japanese woman in traditional formal gown was kneeling and praying toward the memorial. Tears just streamed down my cheeks. Such a sacred place. Edited December 7, 2017 by Billsfansinceday1
The Poojer Posted December 7, 2017 Posted December 7, 2017 i'll never forgive those damn germans for that!!!! 1
row_33 Posted December 7, 2017 Posted December 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Billsfansinceday1 said: Anyone who gets a chance to go to The Arizona Memorial should. It is utterly chilling. The first time I went, a Japanese woman in traditional formal gown was kneeling and praying toward the memorial. Tears just streamed down my cheeks. Such a sacred place. That and Gettysburg.
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted December 7, 2017 Posted December 7, 2017 1 hour ago, row_33 said: That and Gettysburg. The Hessian's fought in the Revolutionary War in the Gettysburg area w/ the British IIRC
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 7, 2017 Posted December 7, 2017 It's hard to forget how things are tied together. Then: Today:
row_33 Posted December 7, 2017 Posted December 7, 2017 42 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said: The Hessian's fought in the Revolutionary War in the Gettysburg area w/ the British IIRC Interesting.... I'll put that onto my thoughts of the place as well as other things that it is noted for.
K-9 Posted December 7, 2017 Posted December 7, 2017 1 hour ago, ExiledInIllinois said: It's hard to forget how things are tied together. Then: Today:
CowgirlsFan Posted December 7, 2017 Posted December 7, 2017 Still so sad. I set my alarm so we could put up our flag at sunrise
DC Tom Posted December 7, 2017 Posted December 7, 2017 3 hours ago, K-9 said: Willow Run was amazing. Little known fact: Pearl Harbor, to the Japanese, was just a sideshow. The real axis of their attack was southwards, and what they considered the crowning achievement of their offensive (and really, what is more historically important) was the fall of Singapore. Another little known fact: the effort to salvage the USS Oklahoma was ridiculous. She capsized in the attack, and they built a mammoth set of winches and frames to winch her upright. And another side note: of the six battleships that survived or were salvaged and rebuilt from Pearl Harbor, five of them (West Virginia, Tennessee, California, Pennsylvania, and Maryland) fought in the last battleship action fought, and sunk the Japanese Southern Force at the Battle of Surigao Straits during the Leyte Gulf Campaign in '44. 1 1
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