Speaking of....as I was watching 5 hours of Pearl Harbor in Color, on the History channel last night as I was remembering the men that died for our country, did anyone else see these shows? Truly amazing heroes......

CP, no need to censor yourself here. You weren't yelling at anyone, you were just expressing a viewpoint.

I think you're right, it is sad that some of these days go by without notice.

I tried to make a real effort every Memorial Day & Veterans Day to just call my father and simply say "Thank You".

I'm not much for posting a big thread about something unless something specific brings it to my mind, but that's what Dave used to be for. He was our historian and the one that made sure we never forgot. We miss Dave for that :/

Thank you Sparky.  Thank you.  I did watch the video footage that I bought last time I was at Pearl Harbor.  There are only about 500 survivors left and they are all now in their 80's and 90's.  These men, as do all our soldiers, see things that we cannot imagine.  I had an enlisted man tell be about an experience in Korea.  It was down to hand to hand combat in the battle he was in.  Most of his comapny were killed. He was run through the stomach and pinned to the ground with a bayonette.  He lay there in the freezing cold all night long fighting for his life.  The cold is probably what saved him.  but can you imagine lying all night with a bayonette in your gut, freezing, thinking you have been abandoned and all alone.  I can't.