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 Re: Dec.7th 1941
[Re: V-Bottom]
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12/07/17 08:04 PM
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grandpa75672
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76 years ago. Beginning to be old history to young of today. Not much attention is paid to old wars. The older the event the less important it is to the present generation. In grade school we spent weeks on the Revolution. I doubt that it gets a full 50 minutes in today's schools. WWII is getting to be an event that happened a while ago
It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.... W.C.Fields
I know a little about a lot of things but not a whole lot about anything....CGD
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Re: Dec.7th 1941
[Re: HasBen]
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12/07/17 08:08 PM
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butch sanders
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My mom and dad were married the day of the bombing. A few years later he landed at Normandy. Quite a start to a marriage, but he never forgot his wedding anniversary. my wedding anniversary also 1st wife we called it D-Day
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Re: Dec.7th 1941
[Re: H.Town_paddler]
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12/07/17 08:19 PM
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Gourdbuster
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Damn Germans sneak attacking us like that was unacceptable. 
“You are not special. You're not a beautiful and unique snowflake.
You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else.
We're all part of the same compost heap.
We're the all singing, all dancing [censored] of the world.â€
-Chuck Palahniuk
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Re: Dec.7th 1941
[Re: Gourdbuster]
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12/07/17 08:37 PM
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Tallgrass05
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Damn Germans sneak attacking us like that was unacceptable. A reference to the movie "Animal House". D-Day: War's over, man. Wormer dropped the big one. Bluto: What? Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? He** no! Otter: Germans? Boon: Forget it, he's rolling. Bluto: And it ain't over now. 'Cause when the goin' gets tough...
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Re: Dec.7th 1941
[Re: V-Bottom]
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12/07/17 08:38 PM
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Bass&More
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The accelerated beginning of WMD's began as well  
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Re: Dec.7th 1941
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12/07/17 08:44 PM
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BrandoA
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In 2008 we took a vacation to Hawaii and were at Pearl Harbor on Dec 6. We spent about two hours on the Arizona Memorial and about the same on the USS Missouri. Standing on that white memorial over the Arizona was one of the most solemn, humbling moments of my life. USS Arizona Memorial  Oil still leaks from the Arizona and rises to the surface. These are called "Tears of the Arizona"  USS Missouri. The Japanese surrendered to General MacArthur on these decks.  On of the most sobering experience of my life. We went in '94 while my brother was stationed there. Many Pearl Harbor Veterans were there and it was heartbreaking looking at their expressions.
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Re: Dec.7th 1941
[Re: Gourdbuster]
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12/07/17 09:01 PM
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SheldonS
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Damn Germans sneak attacking us like that was unacceptable. It's probably a reference to a quote from Animal House.
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