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Today marks the 64th anniversary of the sneak attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. President Franklin Roosevelt in an address to Congress, called December 7, 1941 “a date which will live in infamy.”
A moment of silence to remember those who protect our freedom.
~Brusco~
Today marks the 64th anniversary of the sneak attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. President Franklin Roosevelt in an address to Congress, called December 7, 1941 “a date which will live in infamy.”
A moment of silence to remember those who protect our freedom.
~Brusco~
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Wow; time flies. Thank you
Wow; time flies. Thank you for reminding all of us to take the time and remember.
Dates
It’s interesting to me… the significance of dates. We remember Pearl Harbor. We remember 9/11. We remember the grievous losses as a part of our national psyche.
Yet, in time, the tremendous loss of life becomess less poignant as those who directly remember the events pass on. Today, the youngest of those who survived Pearl Harbor are octegenarians. Will this day truly live in infamy? Or, as history suggests, will it become a footnote in a history textbook, marking the date upon which the US decided to become fully involved in World War II?
I’m not belittling the day, by any means! But I think it’s interesting how quickly the monumental and tragic transitions into the memorable and sad, then within a century becomes the historical and significiant.
To those vets still surviving from that day: I salute you. To those today who continue to uphold the banner of freedom, you have my gratitude.
To the oppressors who would transgress the rights of people everywhere in their lust for power, you have my undying antipathy and anger. I think it’s important to be vigilant in identifying these dangers, both within and without, more so today than ever before.
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Matthew P. Barnson