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07/12/2021 6:51 pm
December 7, 1941. Let's not forget those who gave all protecting us. Over 1,000 in one instant aboard battleship USS Arizona. And 3 sailors aboard battleship USS West Virginia who died 16 days later trapped in an underwater compartment in the sunken ship.
07/12/2021 7:51 pm
Well done, Mike. Few, probably none of us have direct memories of that day, but it's important in understanding our present United States. Your reminder is striking.
07/12/2021 7:52 pm
The real shame Mike is that history is no longer taught in our schools perpetuating the idea in young people's minds that nothing happened of importance before they were born.
07/12/2021 8:17 pm
As a DoD contractor supporting the USN, I’ve been to Pearl Harbor three times. Each time, I’ve visited the USS Arizona Memorial to pay my respects - it’s the 2nd-most moving experience I’ve ever had. The single-most moving experience I’ve ever had, as a resident in the D.C. metro area, is to visit the Tomb of the Unknown (probably more than 1/2 dozen times)…each place brings me to tears.
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Zeeky Banutski
The People’s Republic of Maryland
07/12/2021 8:18 pm
The real shame Mike is that history is no longer taught in our schools perpetuating the idea in young people's minds that nothing happened of importance before they were born.
Exactly…& they will be doomed to repeat it…
Zeeky Banutski
The People’s Republic of Maryland
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08/12/2021 10:31 am
Your comment is bang on the mark Bob J. The kids are being done a great disservice by not being sufficiently educated about what their forefathers sacrificed and for what reason. How can a young person appreciate, respect and honor such history if the education system fails to teach them? Like it has been said many times; failure to do so ensures that it will all be repeated.
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