Take a moment...

08 December 2010, 04:29

Idaho Sharpshooter

Take a moment...

And say a silent "thanks" to the brave servicemen and women who made an installment payment of your cost of Freedom sixty-nine years ago today.

Rich

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08 December 2010, 04:51

jcarr

Lest we ever forget the Greatest Generation, I fear that if the same hardship was to occur now we would all be speaking Japanese in months.

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08 December 2010, 05:07

vapodog

quote:
I fear that if the same hardship was to occur now we would all be speaking Japanese in months.

Not all of us.....

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08 December 2010, 06:00

Skipper488

Don't forget those that are writing the checks today. Anyone that joins in this time of uncertainty lives upto that standard of bravery those them established.

Even my spell checker wants to replace Obama, it just doesn't have any suggestions.
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08 December 2010, 07:28

Woodrow S

What I find interesting is that the Japanese own most of the Hawaiian property today. At any rate, these are a bunch of very brave people that gave everything they could to protect America during that terrible attack.

08 December 2010, 19:30

wyoske

quote:
Originally posted by Idaho Sharpshooter:
And say a silent "thanks" to the brave servicemen and women who made an installment payment of your cost of Freedom sixty-nine years ago today.

Rich

08 December 2010, 22:42

rcamuglia

quote:
Originally posted by Idaho Sharpshooter:
And say a silent "thanks" to the brave servicemen and women who made an installment payment of your cost of Freedom sixty-nine years ago today.

Rich

The Uncle I never had the chance to meet who died on the USS Franklin in a Jap dive bomb attack 60 miles from mainland Japan...

Resting In Peace...

08 December 2010, 23:12

wyoske

My red, white and blue beauty is flying high, wide and handsome for your Uncle and the rest of those fine Americans.

go big or go home ........

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09 December 2010, 19:40

shakari

On the subject of Pearl, how's this for spooky.

A few days ago, I was buying some (Africa) hunting books on our site.

I have an especial love of things like first editions and/or inscribed or signed books.

I found a Foran book I wanted to buy for Susan and it was espesially nice that it was inscribed "To (name) survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack"

It was only after I'd bought it that I realised it was the anniversary of the atrocity.

spooky huh!