Steely Dan Posted December 7, 2008 Posted December 7, 2008 A date which will live in infamy That day also fell on a Sunday. This is a Snopes piece but it has some chilling photo's. If you click on them they'll enlarge.
stuckincincy Posted December 7, 2008 Posted December 7, 2008 A date which will live in infamy Article from today's Cincinnati Enquirer - the last local survivor... http://news.cincinnati.com/article/2008120...70359/1055/NEWS
Wooderson Posted December 7, 2008 Posted December 7, 2008 Wait, was this when the Declaration of Independence was signed?
Steely Dan Posted December 7, 2008 Posted December 7, 2008 You sank my battleship. The Death of 3,500 Americans is something really funny to joke about on a somber day.
dib Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 That day also fell on a Sunday. This is a Snopes piece but it has some chilling photo's. If you click on them they'll enlarge. He really got around, even aerial shots.
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 Article from today's Cincinnati Enquirer - the last local survivor... http://news.cincinnati.com/article/2008120...70359/1055/NEWS Nice story Cincy... Think he watches TV on his Mitsu big screen?
Wacka Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 My father was stationed on Ford Island in the late 40s-early 50s during the Korean War. There was no Arizona Memorial yet, just the twisted burnt superstructure poking up above the water. The also had left a lot of the bullet holes in in the hangars to remind the servicemen what had happened.
DC Tom Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 The Death of 3,500 Americans is something really funny to joke about on a somber day. 2500. I always wanted to write a book about the battleships that survived Pearl Harbor. Most people don't know...but five of the six (West Virginia, California, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and Maryland) fought in Surigao Straits at Leyte Gulf, and destroyed part of the Japanese fleet in the last battleship action ever. I always thought it would be an interesting narrative to trace their histories from Pearl Harbor to Surigao.
molson_golden2002 Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 2500. I always wanted to write a book about the battleships that survived Pearl Harbor. Most people don't know...but five of the six (West Virginia, California, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and Maryland) fought in Surigao Straits at Leyte Gulf, and destroyed part of the Japanese fleet in the last battleship action ever. I always thought it would be an interesting narrative to trace their histories from Pearl Harbor to Surigao. They "crossed the T" there. That whole battle was pretty fascinating. My uncle was on the New Jersey chasing off after the Jap carriers at the time leaving the other straight unprotected.
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 The Death of 3,500 Americans is something really funny to joke about on a somber day. Laughter's the best medicine in most cases, but a good dose of respect is what the doctor ordered today.
dib Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 Nice story Cincy... Think he watches TV on his Mitsu big screen? Probably drives a Porsche too.
WellDressed Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 The Death of 3,500 Americans is something really funny to joke about on a somber day. I have many Japaneese friends.
dib Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 I have many Japaneese friends. any chineeese friends?
molson_golden2002 Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 I have many Japaneese friends. I drive a Honda motorcycle! Well, not this time of year. And I sure as hell wouldn't crash it into an American ship on purpose!
DC Tom Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 They "crossed the T" there. That whole battle was pretty fascinating. My uncle was on the New Jersey chasing off after the Jap carriers at the time leaving the other straight unprotected. San Bernadino Straits was the other. Kurita's Northern Force vs. Sprague's "Taffys". I still think that's one of the most heroic feats of American arms ever, and still think Ziggy Sprague deserved a Medal of Honor for it (rather than "only" a Navy Cross).
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 Probably drives a Porsche too. Just as long as it is not one of those German microwave ovens... You know the one that seats nine. The Germans (and businesses) were no better... I never understood why they got a free pass.
molson_golden2002 Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 San Bernadino Straits was the other. Kurita's Northern Force vs. Sprague's "Taffys". I still think that's one of the most heroic feats of American arms ever, and still think Ziggy Sprague deserved a Medal of Honor for it (rather than "only" a Navy Cross). I read this book last summer and just loved it. http://www.largeprintreviews.com/seathunder.html I thought he did a wonderful job telling the story of this incredible battle. Halsey crying on the bridge of the New Jersey when he found out he had made a mistake was wierd. The Darter and the Dace adventure. The men that went into the water with sharks all around them.
buckeyemike Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 The Arizona memorial is one of the five places in the world I want to visit before I die. RIP to the bravest of the brave.
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