Pearl Day (Boulder: camp, live in, military)

[jody_wy]

A few post I see from some Wyoming friends I have seen today. I won't list their names here.

Seventy-two years ago on this date, my oldest brother Ed was with the 24th Infantry Div. at Schofield Barracks, near Pearl Harbor when the Japanese bombed. He had just turned 17 in November and had served since Jan. of 1941. Remembering all the military who have sacrificed for our freedoms.

This is a day of remembrance in honor of those who perished in the attack on Pearl Harbor. Today our community will also remember Bear Steele, at a memorial service at 2 p.m. at the Boulder Community Center.


My dad was a Marine who dove for days retrieving the bodies under water. I didn't appreciate the full extend until he finally shared that time with me. That was about 5 years ago. He just wouldn't talk about it before. I wish he had..........I think I would have understood who he was much better. May they all R.I.P.


The flags should be at half mast for the people we lost at Pearl Harbor and nothing else today.

[CptnRn]

"a date which will live in infamy."

You can listen to President Roosevelt's speech here:

File:Roosevelt Pearl Harbor.ogg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[brienzi]

I was going to start a thread about this, glad to see at least a couple of others recognize this day in history..

God Bless America and the fallen soldiers on this day, 1941!! A salute to the men and woman who lost their lives that day and we don't forget you..

[ScottStielow]

I joined the Navy on December 7 1981, on the 40 year Anniversary. Reported to boot camp in San Diego on January 20 1982. My First ship station sent me to Pearl Harbor Naval base.
I spent a total of 19 years stationed at Pearl Harbor, on four ships and two shore duty stations. I work at the Pearl Harbor Shipyard now. I just went over 10 years on December 1st. One of the old timers who worked(now retired)at ship yard told me a story about his Father at the ship yard during the attack in 1941. He was operating a Portal Crane on rail tracks by the Piers and he would raise his Crane to full height and run up and down the track to try and knock down low flying Japanese planes during the attack. He was not injured during the attack. The story was repeated during the Pearl Harbor Shipyard 100 year Anniversary in 2008 during, a TV news interview, locally.
Everyday i look at the Arizona Memorial, its right out my work building window. I still get that funny feeling in my Stomach and say a silent prayer.
Scott