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pastmember
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Initially Posted - 12/07/2013 : 11:18:28

... lest we forget.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 12/07/2013 : 11:47:22

I wonder if either Patrick or Dave Bennett considered the 7th when they named their boats?

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DavidCrosby
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Response Posted - 12/07/2013 : 15:24:01

I was just thinking about Dec. 7, 1941 earlier today. Not that I am old enough to actually remember. As a child when we did not have a bazillion TV channels, one could not help but be reminded by watching "Tora, Tora, Tora" on TV on this day year after year.

While I know that the my teenage daughters have been exposed to the facts. I was left wondering if the date had any real significance to them upon becoming aware of today's date. So, I asked my oldest. She replied that she knew the significance but gave it no real thought until I asked about it.

So, remind the young generation or they will forget.

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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 12/07/2013 : 20:30:38

I had two uncles who were there that day. It was their sea/war stories that helped me decide to join the Navy when I was old enough. Their ship made it through the attack at Pearl but was later sunk in the Kula Gulf.

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Response Posted - 12/08/2013 : 08:38:09

My younger brother was born on Dec 7th 1953. I was in the Navy from 1966 to 1969. Served on the USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63. Member of the Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club.

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 12/08/2013 : 09:23:49

Pearl is named for a previous dog;our dingy is Grrr. I would love to relate a tale about a Dec 7 I spent in the Tonkin Gulf, but this is not the place. Let me just say that it changed my perception of politicians, government and military brass. Government deceit and conspiracy was still alive and well. Pearl Harbor was an abomination, but our government did make some choices in the late lead up to to gain public support for a prechosen path that contributed to the loss of life. Standing at the memorial, thinking of those still entombed, and visualizing scenes that I did not experience but knew in my heart was a profoundly moving experience for me.

Edit: life is a temporary state, and distance makes all things less personal. We are now two and three generations out. It becomes an historical event for the young, sadly, just another roadside marker. We are probably the last generation to be deeply moved by the event. How many remember when Veteran’s Day was Armistice Day commemorating the end of WWI?

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