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Home Front: Culture Wars
Pearl Harbor Survivors Gather
2006-12-07
There's not really an appropriate category for stories like these. Here will have to do.
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- This will be their last visit to this watery grave to share stories, exchange smiles, find peace and salute their fallen friends.

This, they say, will be their final farewell.

With their number quickly dwindling, survivors of Pearl Harbor will gather Thursday one last time to honor those killed by the Japanese 65 years ago, and to mark a date that lives in infamy. "This will be one to remember," said Mal Middlesworth, president of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. "It's going to be something that we'll cherish forever."
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#4  This was a courageous bunch. They already had steel in their backbones because of the suffering during the Depression. Nothing frightened them. By coincidence, Gen Taylor, one of the first two pilots airborne after the first raid, passed away yesterday in Tucson. He and a pal drove ten miles to their P-40's, parked at an auxilliarly field, got up and shot down 8 planes, 6 confirmed. These brave souls were our parents and grandparents. They were brave. Lets hope we don't let them down after all their sacrifices.
Posted by: SpecOp35   2006-12-07 12:24  

#3   "I'll tell you a secret: When your number comes up, you're going to go. Well, every morning I get up, I change my number."

A truely amazing generation of folks.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2006-12-07 11:25  

#2  True Americans, all of them, JosephM. Their memory is a blessing for us all.
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-12-07 00:21  

#1  True Heroes - my mom's oldest brother Pedro = Uncle Pete was serving aboard the USS NEVADA on December 7th. Eight other men + boyz from Guam reportedly served and went down wid the USS ARIZONA.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-12-07 00:14  

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