I had an Great Uncle "Tink" a Marine {Gunny} that was stationed over there,
Hickam Field IIRC, not far from Pearl Harbor
BUT he was on leave, here in Calif. for the holidays @ the time of the attacks...
A stroke of luck, he always said he regretted not being there,
I think he felt guilt of some sort, like he should have been there...
He didn't really talk about what he came back to much either...
My Aunt Anne has some cool old photos of some of the damage,
I really want those someday...
My grandfather was Coast Guard, but stationed here in Alameda
said we were all on high alert, even back here in the SF/Oakland /Alameda area...
So the story is told...
Anyway;
I watched most of the ceremony with my ol' Pops,
brings a tear to my eyes, I'm a ol' softie at times for that type stuff, very
moving & patriotic, even when they played the anthem & had the missing man fly over...
I love the tributes to the ship & sailors, all fallen service men/women...
A day that will live in infamy...
kryslerkid Thanks for sharing...
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https://pearlharbor75thanniversary.com/
It's the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. It is recognized on the 7th of December every year.
Does anyone have any relatives or friends that had relatives, that were there? I've met people in the past that had served in different parts of the world, and in different wars but I've never met anyone with connections to Pearl Harbor.
Thank you for your service to all that were there.