Day of Infamy

[texbound]

As we all sit around talking about potential targets for Texas, let us not forget about this 7 December day, "A Date That Will Live in Infamy".

I have the opportunity of living in this area and feel that every year that passes by we forget more and more about what happened on this day. Not so much what actually happened, but we forget about the bravery and fortitude shown by everyone involved.  I for one am indebted to that generation for unifying together and providing my family the opportunity to be where I am today. I say thank you to all those men women for sacrificing everything for the rest of us. Truly the greatest generation.

 

[TFloss32]

I miss my grandfather even more on these days.

 

[texbound]

I miss my grandfather even more on these days.

Same here! 

 

[Eastexhorn]

The bullet holes from straffing still in the walls of Schofield Barracks are a grime reminder of this day. Also the Arizona. A TDY trip let me see both. Then on to Korea for next war reminders.

 

[Bear19]

I served on the USS Lexington, which replaced the Lexington sunk at the battle of Coral Sea. 
On the port side stern there are two voids still full of seawater where a jap torpedo hit it.

it is now a museum docked in Corpus Christi.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

My Dad served in WWII, in the Pacific theater, specifically Guadalcanal. He was Navy and was sent in right after the Marines took the island. He said he could still smell the blood and gunpowder when they arrived.

 

[UT1983]

My dad served in WWII as well.   Army.  Africa and Italy.  Signed up as a small town Texas boy fresh out of high school.   Never talked about it until very late in life.  And even then, very little.  
 

One story he did share was when he was involved in the capture of some German soldiers.  As you can imagine the air was full of tension.  That is until one American soldiers asked the German’s “Sprechen sie deutsch?”

That’s when the German’s broke into a nervous laugh and Dad said the tension broke and he knew things were going to be ok.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

My dad served in WWII as well.   Army.  Africa and Italy.  Signed up as a small town Texas boy fresh out of high school.   Never talked about it until very late in life.  And even then, very little.  
 

One story he did share was when he was involved in the capture of some German soldiers.  As you can imagine the air was full of tension.  That is until one American soldiers asked the German’s “Sprechen sie deutsch?”

That’s when the German’s broke into a nervous laugh and Dad said the tension broke and he knew things were going to be ok.

I bet that was a scene. Both sides laughing.

 

[Baron]

Most German soldiers had respect for Americans. That comes firsthand from my Opa who fought in the Wehrmacht.

 

[Sugabread]

Well said. And thanks to your family members and everyone else who served for being great human beings for their service.