In Remembrance - Pear Harbor: It changed the world...

Shellback Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas

It changed the world...

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Sure did.....

sgt hop Loc: baltimore md,now in salisbury md

i'm glad someone remembered.....

Indi Loc: L. I., NY, Palm Beach Cty when it's cold.

If you’ve never been to the Pearl Harbor Memorial in Hawaii, you should go. It’s almost an American duty to go. It’s a very sad, sobering, and “hair raising experience. By that I mean when we were there I could feel the hair on the back of my neck stand out.
You will definitely be moved.
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whatdat Loc: Del Valle, Tx.

Indi wrote:

If you’ve never been to the Pearl Harbor Memorial in Hawaii, you should go. It’s almost an American duty to go. It’s a very sad, sobering, and “hair raising experience. By that I mean when we were there I could feel the hair on the back of my neck stand out.
You will definitely be moved.
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Strange the effect things have on us. First time I saw the original traveling Viet Nam Wall I experienced a similar reaction. Eerie. It’s good that we don’t let milestones in history be forgotten, but, to be recognized and honored for those that were willing to give their all for our great country and those we defend.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

Indi wrote:

If you’ve never been to the Pearl Harbor Memorial in Hawaii, you should go. It’s almost an American duty to go. It’s a very sad, sobering, and “hair raising experience. By that I mean when we were there I could feel the hair on the back of my neck stand out.
You will definitely be moved.
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I was at the Pearl Harbor Naval Base for work in 1984 (?) and had some time, so I visited the memorial. At the area where the small boat out to the Arizona is launched, I noticed people collected around one of the “park rangers.” Facing a few minutes waiting for the boat, I wandered over. Fortunately, most of the group was on the next launch so when they disbursed, I and another visitor were left with the guide. He looked to be in his early 70s. The other guy who was there mentioned to the guide that he seemed to pretty popular. The guide replied that the little crowds are frequent when they find out somehow that he was stationed at Hickman during the attack and was one of the guys running around trying to save himself and the planes during the attack. I was actually disappointed when my launch was called. People of our generation cannot visit the memorial and walk away the same. That guide’s story made the experience even more profound.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Great tribute. I would love to see the memorial but I ain't flying from Louisiana to Hawaii.

Billbobboy42 Loc: Center of Delmarva

Indi wrote:

If you’ve never been to the Pearl Harbor Memorial in Hawaii, you should go. It’s almost an American duty to go. It’s a very sad, sobering, and “hair raising experience. By that I mean when we were there I could feel the hair on the back of my neck stand out.
You will definitely be moved.
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You are absolutely correct. I experienced the same emotions when I visited in 2006.

BudsOwl Loc: Upstate NY and New England

sgt hop wrote:

i'm glad someone remembered.....

I’ll never forget. I was sitting in my grandfather’s easy chair next to his GE console radio after Sunday dinner when the announcement came over the radio. Immediately I thought about my uncle’s best friend who was a radio operator in the army at Pearl Harbor. Fortunately he was not injured and returned home after WW II ended and was able to go hunting with my uncle and me in the fall of 1946, my junior year in high school. He later reenlisted in the army and was stationed in South Korea when the North Koreans invaded. Upon his discharge after the Korean Conflict, he decided not tor re-up, he said he didn’t want to start world war 3.
Bud

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

I was going to initiate a similar post today, then I discovered your post. I was 4 yrs. old on Dec. 7, 1941. We were living in a small rented house with a woodburning stove. I recall sitting on my Mom's lap as we all gathered around the radio to hear Roosevelt's speech. It is probably my earliest vivid memory. I was very frightened during the war. I had frequent nightmares of being chased by Nazi's and Japanese soldiers. I lived in a small coastal in NJ. Eventually, we had machine gun nests and anti-aircraft guns scattered along the beach. German U-boats were known to patrol along the coast. It was a scary time until the war ended in 45.

My Mom & me - 41'
My Mom & me - 41'...

Toment Loc: FL, IL

Thanks

Zooman 1

What a change in the world after this day.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

sgt hop wrote:

i'm glad someone remembered.....

I'll never forget it and I was only two years old

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

My dad went "off to war" in 1942 and I was born in 1943. The first thing I remember was that strange man who kept locking me out of my mother's bedroom.

Lucasdv123

We have visited Hawaii 2 times .once in 2002 and again in 2015.we noticed that in 2002 the fuel leak on the Arizona wound come up to the surface and make what looked like a little oily circle about 4 inches in diameter. In 2015 those fuel leaks would come up to the surface more frequently and about 6 to 10 inches in diameter.i read on a magazine that after the last pearl harbor survivor passes they were going to go down there and drain the fuel out of the ship and perhaps pull the bodies of the service men inside and give them a proper buriel.