Tomorrow  will mark the 75th anniversary of  Pearl Harbor. We have been able to forgive, but we will never forget . GOD BLESS AMERICA

On our way to Vietnam, our carrier went by the Arizona memorial when pulling into port at Ford Island. It was truly a somber experience.

8 hours ago, It Was Al B said:

Tomorrow  will mark the 75th anniversary of  Pearl Harbor. We have been able to forgive, but we will never forget . GOD BLESS AMERICA

A day that will live in Infamy!...To the Greatest Generation and those who have followed...THANK-YOU for our freedom.

May this day be preserved as a reminder to all generations.

When Judy and I visited Pearl Harbour, I was in awe of the sites and sounds of remembering what happened there.  Then we visited the "Punch Bowl" where those heroes are buried - sobering experience - that our guys were part of a "volcanic" type battle are, in fact, buried in an extinct volcano. 

I have had the privilege to visit Pearl Harbor and the Arizona Memorial 2 times. Once with my wife when we were on our honeymoon in 1984 and once while on vacation with our kids in 2004. It is definitely a "Not Miss" if you ever have the opportunity to find yourself in Oahu, Hawaii.  

I had the honor of having this in my back yard for 3 years.  Ford Island now has military housing on it where I lived from 2013-2016.  I drove by it every day, visited it once a month at least to do a re-enlistment for our sailors.  So much history there, it was an honor to be there every time.

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A solemn reminder on the 82nd Anniversary. @Al Boriginal post rings as true today as it did on the 75th anniversary.

On 12/6/2016 at 9:55 PM, Al B said:

Tomorrow  will mark the 75th anniversary of  Pearl Harbor. We have been able to forgive, but we will never forget . GOD BLESS AMERICA