The Day That Will Live In Infamy

This post doesn't have anything to do with walking per se, but December 7th is a day that I always try to give special tribute to. In 1941 it was a Sunday. On this day in that year on the Island of Oahu 2,345 military personnel and 57 civilians lost their lives. An additional 1,247 military personnel were wounded along with 35 civilians. On December 7th in the year 1941, the United States endured the most vicious and callous attack by a foreign power that it had ever experienced in its short history.

I post this as a reminder that every day is precious and at any point our freedom and security can be threatened. Our way of life comes with a price. I hope all will realize that many have made the ultimate sacrifice to preserve this life style of ours. Please don't ever let the price they paid be in vain. Live every day to the fullest and be all that you can be!

I was fortunate enough to be stationed at Pearl Harbor 30 years after the attack. At the time I was there you could still observe signs of that fateful day all over the Island of Oahu. Hickam Air Force Base, where Bob was stationed, still had buildings in active use, and you could see the cement dug out in patterns from what looked like 50 calibre bullets fired from aircraft. There were still wing and fuselage parts from downed aircraft, Japanese and US, up in Koli-Koli pass near the "pregnant lady mountain". I could play the attack in my head and still not understand how such a horrible thing could happen. I thought it can never happen again and then came 9/11. Unfortunately our response was much different than to Pearl Harbor. I just hope that we never lose the willingness to stand up for what we have and continue make the ultimate sacrifice if need be so that our children and their children will always know the awesome wonder of a free society! Following is some information from Wikipedia regarding the attack if you wish to read. I've also included some pictures and a link back to Wikipedia if you would like to read more.

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a pre-emptive military strike on the United States Pacific Fleet base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by the Empire of Japan's Imperial Japanese Navy, on the morning of Sunday, December 7, 1941 that made the United States enter World War II. Two aerial attack waves, totalling 350 aircraft, were launched from six aircraft carriers with the intent to destroy the United States Pacific Fleet. More........



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