December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy... The United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."
We remember Pearl Harbor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xEWvIn-YNc&feature=share
Vee
Thank you VEE! I appreciate your attention! We all do!
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/07/us/fewer-veterans-to-remember-pearl-harbor-day.html?pagewanted=all
It's a sad article, so please take time to read it, for the Pearl Harbor Association will be getting together for the LAST TIME. Breaks my heart!!!
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
That first picture is of the USS Shaw's (DD-373) forward magazines exploding. I was surprised to find out that the ship was repaired and served throughout the Pacific during the war. It was decommissioned in 1946.
Official Navy website http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-s/dd373.htm
Pictures - http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/373.htm
Maj Todd O. USMC, Retired
Grandson of LTC John O'Brien
What an incredible photograph! Wow!
Hey did you see the special last night on TV. It was really good. Pearl Harbor, 24 hours after?
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company