Here's to all the brave men who lost their lives that day, and to
those that followed to push back the yellow menace.

Salute.

December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy...FDR

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
Here's to all the brave men who lost their lives that day, and to
those that followed to push back the yellow menace.

Salute.

December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy...FDR



Yes! I had the good fortune to work for and with some of those men. Nothing
I have seen in newsreels and history presentations really describes the
heroism they displayed. Each individual has a story in which heroism was
the rule of the day from firing on strafing planes with .45s to matching
arms and legs bodies to put into caskets.

Let us remember with a vow to face our present day threats with the same
courage and a one finger salute to terrorism.

And that Bin Ladin is still on the loose .....

Thanks Group,

Dec.,7th, 1941 was the day that Branded my generation. Us Old Timers
vowed to make the bad things in our world better. We thought we did.
Trouble with living so long, is seeing that we created other problems.
SORRY

Thanks for Rememdering Pearl Harbor!

Ole Thom

Sorry, Old Chap, but Pearl Harbor means almost nothing
these days. It's ancient history that's not even being
taught in the liberal public schools anymore.

It's a good thing people of your age were not like many
of the people my age whom I am ashamed of. People
like that war-protesting ******* John Kerry and Jane
Fonda and Michael Moore and even Bobsprit are still
pulling their crap even to this day.

They learned nothing from Pearl Harbor. All they
learned to do is shirk their responsibility and whine
and complain and engage in anti-American activities.

They spit in the faces of WWII vets like yourself.

Would that my generation had the guts and moral
fiber of yours. The world would be much better off.

Thank God that the 18-28 year-old generation, for
the most part has embraced patriotic activity again
and are willing to fight so we all can remain free.

Hope remains for a better future. Your example has
helped inspire these young patriots.

So, don't ever apologize for your service to this
country just because there were future consequences
beyond your control.

Respectfully,
Capt. Neal
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


"Thom Stewart" wrote in message ...
Thanks Group,

Dec.,7th, 1941 was the day that Branded my generation. Us Old Timers
vowed to make the bad things in our world better. We thought we did.
Trouble with living so long, is seeing that we created other problems.
SORRY

Thanks for Rememdering Pearl Harbor!

Ole Thom

Thanks, Thom. Sure was simpler back then, eh?

Cheers
Scotty

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
...
Thanks Group,

Dec.,7th, 1941 was the day that Branded my generation. Us Old Timers
vowed to make the bad things in our world better. We thought we did.
Trouble with living so long, is seeing that we created other
problems.
SORRY

Thanks for Rememdering Pearl Harbor!

Ole Thom

Thom Stewart wrote:
Thanks Group,

Dec.,7th, 1941 was the day that Branded my generation. Us Old Timers
vowed to make the bad things in our world better. We thought we did.
Trouble with living so long, is seeing that we created other problems.
SORRY

Thanks for Rememdering Pearl Harbor!

Thank YOU, Thom!

A few years back I met an old man in an airport. We were both waiting
for flights. This fellow was wearing a Navy ballcap that said "BB-37 USS
Oklahoma" across the front. I went over and introduced myself as a Navy
vet. We chatted politely for a little while.

His daughter, who was traveling with him, prompted me to ask him about
Pearl Harbor. He said it didn't bother him to talk about it, and he was
on the Oklahoma that morning.

For those of you who don't know much about the attack on Pearl Harbor,
here is a brief summary- the carriers, obviously the highest priority
targets, were elsewhere... that left the battleships sitting in a row,
obviously the biggest prizes.

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/e...hbr/ph-bba.htm

The USS Arizona went down, a few anti-aircraft guns firing defiantly,
but she was a blazing wreck with 2,000+ casualties. The USS Maryland was
hit hard and it took almost 2 years to repair her. The USS Oklahoma was
hit almost as hard as the Arizona, and capsized in her berth. Hundreds
of men were trapped inside.

My acquaintance at the airport was one of those men. He said, "You've
been in damage control training, so you can imagine what it was like."
Actually, I could barely picture it, and still get cold chills thinking
about it. Absolutely dark, locked in a small metal compartment filled
with loose equipment, filling up with oily water. He said, "I honestly
don't remember most of what happened... probably a blessing. I woke up
in the hospital."

This is day for remembering & honoring all who have made a sacrifice for
this country, and for our freedoms.

Sincerely
Douglas S. King ex-BT1(SW)

My respect for you, Mr. King, just went up several notches.

But, it still won't keep me from slamming you for being a
motorboater.

CN

"DSK" wrote in message . ..
Thom Stewart wrote:
Thanks Group,

Dec.,7th, 1941 was the day that Branded my generation. Us Old Timers
vowed to make the bad things in our world better. We thought we did.
Trouble with living so long, is seeing that we created other problems.
SORRY

Thanks for Rememdering Pearl Harbor!

Thank YOU, Thom!

A few years back I met an old man in an airport. We were both waiting
for flights. This fellow was wearing a Navy ballcap that said "BB-37 USS
Oklahoma" across the front. I went over and introduced myself as a Navy
vet. We chatted politely for a little while.

His daughter, who was traveling with him, prompted me to ask him about
Pearl Harbor. He said it didn't bother him to talk about it, and he was
on the Oklahoma that morning.

For those of you who don't know much about the attack on Pearl Harbor,
here is a brief summary- the carriers, obviously the highest priority
targets, were elsewhere... that left the battleships sitting in a row,
obviously the biggest prizes.

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/e...hbr/ph-bba.htm

The USS Arizona went down, a few anti-aircraft guns firing defiantly,
but she was a blazing wreck with 2,000+ casualties. The USS Maryland was
hit hard and it took almost 2 years to repair her. The USS Oklahoma was
hit almost as hard as the Arizona, and capsized in her berth. Hundreds
of men were trapped inside.

My acquaintance at the airport was one of those men. He said, "You've
been in damage control training, so you can imagine what it was like."
Actually, I could barely picture it, and still get cold chills thinking
about it. Absolutely dark, locked in a small metal compartment filled
with loose equipment, filling up with oily water. He said, "I honestly
don't remember most of what happened... probably a blessing. I woke up
in the hospital."

This is day for remembering & honoring all who have made a sacrifice for
this country, and for our freedoms.

Sincerely
Douglas S. King ex-BT1(SW)

Crap'n Neal® wrote:
My respect for you, Mr. King, just went up several notches.

But, it still won't keep me from slamming you for being a
motorboater.

You're like a monkey that just can't let go of the nuts... since you're
a pathetic wheezing wanna-be, with few & paltry accomplishments, you
need to insult others to puff yourself up.

The fact remains that I've sailed a heck of a lot more than you.

DSK

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
...
Thanks Group,

Dec.,7th, 1941 was the day that Branded my generation. Us Old Timers
vowed to make the bad things in our world better. We thought we did.
Trouble with living so long, is seeing that we created other problems.
SORRY

Thanks for Rememdering Pearl Harbor!

Ole Thom


You guys did fine, it was the fellas after you that screwed everything up.
John Cairns

"John Cairns" wrote in message
om...

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
...
Thanks Group,

Dec.,7th, 1941 was the day that Branded my generation. Us Old Timers
vowed to make the bad things in our world better. We thought we did.
Trouble with living so long, is seeing that we created other problems.
SORRY

Thanks for Rememdering Pearl Harbor!

Ole Thom


You guys did fine, it was the fellas after you that screwed everything up.
John Cairns


Second that!! It WAS better into and thru the 1960s. Bigger incomes, nicer
homes, better cars and bikes, less gummymint interference, et al. Then the
beancounters who turned 'nam into a quagmire and it turned American against
American but that wasn't your generation Thom, or even mine.