The day of infamy, December 7th, 1941. Not a single post about it that I could find on wordpress this morning. Are people so ambivalent about that these days? It makes me wonder.
My father and Godfather were in the Philippines that fateful day. The United States was on the ropes, and victory in the Pacific was far from assured. Both men later escaped capture and helped organized Filipino resistance to the invasion by the Japanese. Both of them attempted to rescue men that had been captured that endured the infamous Bataan death March.
People like them have been called “The greatest generation.” But the men themselves..? I have never once heard any of them say anything much more beyond that they just did what had to be done. In my own family they just said that they were United States Marines, and that was what Marines do.
This is not about the various conspiracy theory’s that Roosevelt knew that we were about to be attacked, or even orchestrated the attack. It is about men and women that pulled together during a desperate time and defeated a three pronged assault on what we hold dear.
Our liberty and freedom. God bless each and every one of you.
Tags: day of infamy, History, USMC, world war 2
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December 7, 2008 at 12:16
Ya know, I had a bad feeling about Dec 7 being on a Sunday this year, a terrorist bad feeling..
That’s why I have avoided it, I looked all afternoon yesterday for something appropriate, NADA
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December 7, 2008 at 12:51
While I’m not intimately familiar with ww2 in pacific,and only knowing what I’ve read/heard,my dad served in france, making 29 combat jumps. It’s my FIRM opinion those guys were not only among the finest and bravest ever,they were(and still are) heros of the world. My dad is gone now,but I’ll always remember his tales that I had to almost drag out of him,as I would sit listening to his tales of incredible bravery-usually of others as he always downplayed his own role. he was a humble man as were all the ww2 vets I’ve ever talked to. All I know is those guys fought as we can’t even imagine.
Please excuse me but I’m tore up thinking about my dad,whom I lost just 2 years ago.
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December 7, 2008 at 19:37
This morning when I turned on the news and seen it was the anniverery of Pearl Harbor I felt bad, that I sould have wrote something. On the other hand I just started blogging so I really didnt have time to get additional info to back up my thoughts. I do have the date marked on my calender a week ahead of time for next year along with a few other important dates!
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December 8, 2008 at 05:48
We remember on daily basis in my neck of the woods, since our member of WW II is buried on family land. He survived one of the tougher jobs of the War- Army Air Corps.
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December 8, 2008 at 08:34
If nothing else reminds you haffordn you can always watch the History Channel, not to mention that it will, I believe, be the anniversary of you starting your blog.
I am surprised that you were able to get any remains at all john. God bless him and his memory.
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