I stand in awe of that generation pretty much daily. Never forget their sacrifice and the good they did in the world. May we always remember the fallen especially on this day.

Very few left with us know. We owe them so much. Lest We Forget!

My friends great uncle was just identified from Dec 7. He was on board the Oklahoma when she capsized.

ETA. Completely blanked he's being reinterred in Beaumont today.

I posted this on Politics, but I assume some folks might find this interesting here as well.

This gentleman is Frank Emond, my cousin's father in law. He's an amazing man. In addition to being a Pearl Harbor survivor, he is an accomplished musician and a really wonderful person. He is also holds Guinness World record for "Oldest Musical Conductor" from when he conducted the Pensacola Civic Band's Memorial Day Concert in May 2019 when he was 101 years old.

He broke his own record on November 6 in Washington, D.C. when he conducted the U.S. Air Force Band's Airmen of Note in playing Glenn Miller's In the Mood.



And just for giggles, here's Mr. Emond breaking his own record at 103 years of age:

Halsey also said he would be willing to split the Pacific with the Japanese. We would take the top half and the Japanese could have the bottom.

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That would get him "cancelled" today.

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We'd all be speaking German or having raw fish heads and rice for meals had that war been fought now.