Day of Infamy, 70 Years Ago

Today I would like to offer my deepest thanks to the men and women of our “Greatest Generation” who responded magnificently to the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 70 years ago today. Life magazine has some images from the days following the attack.

Pearl Harbor

69 Years ago today, the Hawaiian Islands suffered through a sneak attack unleased by the Japanese Imperial Navy. The attack was quite desvastating as you are all aware, and it drug us into WWII. On a personal note, I had an uncle who was at Scofield Barracks during the attack, he survived. My previous job (USAF , Ret) required me to travel to Hawaii a couple of times a year to visit personnel that worked for me (also had people in Alaska and Japan).  The building in which these people worked out of was near the runway and it still had bullet holes.

If you see a WWII vet and especially a Pearl Harbor survivor, please thank them while you can.  We are losing these people and once they are gone, we lose something.  they we and still are our "greatest generation"