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Remembering Today's Date

11 years ago

Today is the 73rd anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I was nine years old and didn't really understand the significance of what had occurred--except to know it was awful and terrible. President Roosevelt's message to the nation was magnificent, and parts of it still are engraved in my mind.

To most of today's younger population, this is 'ancient history', but there are still many of us who remember.

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anneliese_32
11 years ago
Having been on the "other" side, I too remember the news from that day.
jim_1 (Zone 5B)
11 years ago
The missus and I visited the Arizona Memorial several years ago.
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west_gardener
11 years ago
I was about a year old and living in Oslo, Norway, so I have no memory of this day.
However, when I moved to the US and learned the history, I visited the memorial in Hawaii and I got more of an understanding of what happened.
I'm not sure the memorial tells the story of what really happened, it so pristine and linear.

Here is a link that might be useful: 73rd anniversary
jim_1 (Zone 5B)
11 years ago
We took a sea plane ride and passed over the Arizona Memorial. There are still petroleum products oozing into the water there.
rob333 (zone 7b)
11 years ago
The Arizona. The one place in Hawai'i I don't like. My heart breaks when I'm there. It's all so sad. Infamy indeed.

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