Remembering history is extremely important. There are generations of youth who missed 9-11-2001…not to mention Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. But some dates are more important than others- why? Because those dates remind us that evil exists. It is a horror that leads to tremendous suffering and requires that blood must be shed to save a nation.
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My Uncle Bud was on the USS Tennessee on December 7, 1941. The huge battleship was unsuspectingly docked at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Several other battleships were parked all on a row that day. It was a terrible mistake that the US Navy would never do again. Suddenly, the sky darkened and the roar of a fleet of Japanese warplanes descended on the base in waves. The USS Arizona burst into flames and was lost. Today it lies at the bottom of Pearl Harbor, a monument to death, the result of an evil that roams the world even today.
The USS Tennessee also exploded in fire, although sailors moved in a heroic effort to get the ship away from the dock. It survived.
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As sailors across the harbor fought the fires, and some even jumped into the oil-covered ocean to escape the explosions, the horrors of that battle stuck with them for the rest of their lives. My Uncle didn’t share his experience for decades.
Another friend ran across the sand in an effort to reach his post as a communications operator. A Japanese plane flew close enough that he locked eyes with the pilot. A torrent of bullets smacked into the sand near my friend, leaving one hot piece of shrapnel on the ground before him. Ignoring the heat, he grabbed the shrapnel and continued running toward his post. He kept that shrapnel his entire life. The screams of dying men haunted him so much that he didn’t share his experience for decades, even to his own children.
The battleships and many of the US airplanes were crippled and had to be repaired. But the resolve of America was forever cemented into their hearts. There were many mistakes that day, from failure to recognize the attack to ignoring warnings.
A lot of good men died that day, the “day that will live in infamy.” But for all younger Americans, we must teach them that courage, faith, and perseverance must prevail – and they must step up to become the generations to carry that truth. December 7, 1941- Pearl Harbor Day.
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