Pearl Harbor Day

I want to take a quick break from 26 Short Topics to share a bit of history you might not know about. This has nothing to do with technology, security or our awesome BIG-IP solutions but felt compelled to honor both my grandparents and service men/women everywhere today. read more  

On Monday the flying museum and veterans in Peachtree City will remember the Pearl Harbor attack that started World War II. The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing, Honor Flight Fayette and local veterans organizations will join forces Monday to host Peachtree City's second observance of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Wetzel Sanders, a survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, salutes during the national anthem at Mondays Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony in Charleston. ...  

Each year the Pearl Harbor Day post grows. Since our online communities grow in numbers every year, there are always new members to read the story for the first time, and old members who can relate to their own stories with each passing year. This is my way of keeping the Pearl Harbor Day, December...  

Its been 68 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor. As those years have passed, fewer survivors - and their memories - of that day remain. But one resident of Whiting has shared his story throughout the world. Will Lehner, 88, was aboard the ship that fired those first shots on Dec. 7, 1941. One of those shots sunk a Japanese submarine, one hour and 20 minutes before the attack. Monday is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Lehner believes it is...  

Members of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association (PHSA), North Cascades Chapter 5, and Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129 held a Pearl Harbor Commemoration, Dec. 7. The event was held at Crescent Harbor Adventures on the Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island Seaplane Base. The event marked the 68th anniversary of the 1941 attack. “1941 was a year to remember because we were suddenly attacked from the air by the empire of Japan. The...  

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has asked people across Michigan to lower U.S. flags to half-staff.   The governor made the request for Monday, which is Pearl Harbor Day. She says it should be part of an effort to remember...  

HARLINGEN — Patriotic retirees stood solemnly Monday as Pearl Harbor Day was observed by burning worn-out American flags at Sunshine Encore RV Resort.As park residents lined up with old flags to be torched in an oil drum in the center of the...  

COLONIE -- Survivors and supporters gathered this morning at the Joseph E. Zaloga Post American Legion for the 68th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day. The Japanese bombing of the Hawaiian harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, killed 2,403 American military personnel and civilians.  

Locate a small selection of original clip art of flags for National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day that includes a U.S.A. flag at half mast and crossed American flags. © B. Peachey. Related Resources: Lest We Forget! Pearl Harbor Articles Pearl Harbor Movie Review Pearl Harbor Before World War II Patriotic and Memorial Clip Art Links Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day originally appeared on About.com Web Clip Art on Monday, December 7th...  

BOSTON A decommissioned Navy destroyer stationed in Boston is set to host a memorial service marking the 68th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack, which drew the United States into World War II, are expected to attend this afternoon’s service on the fantail of the USS Cassin Young. It is at the ...  

It's been a day to honor the men and women of the greatest generation. The Hellertown American Legion in Northampton County held a Pearl Harbor memorial service this morning. Veterans and active service members remembered the day 68 years ago when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, bringing the U.S. into World War II.  

USS Ford (FFG 54) and Naval Station Everett honored veterans during a Pearl Harbor Remembrance ceremony on NAVSTA Everett Dec. 7. Four Pearl Harbor veterans were in attendance as well as the family members of six others. Cmdr. Cord H. Luby, commanding officer USS Ford (FFG 54), spoke about the veterans’ sacrifices. “Without the valor of our Pearl Harbor veterans, it is possible to imagine that we would not be the superpower we are today, a...  

The horror of Japan’s Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941, a day  President Franklin D. Roosevelt said would “live in infamy,” may have faded for many Americans, but not for the veterans who survived it.   “How can anyone forget Pearl Harbor? So many good American kids killed, wounded,  maimed for life. We were unprepared. I hope Americans never forget,” said US Army Air Corps veteran Ed  

A career is launched...Randy Bashford retires from Navy a seasoned sailorGallatin North Missourian"When I first started out aboard a ship home ported in Pearl Harbor, they asked what I knew how to do. I told them. And that was my career path to this day. ...