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Old 12-07-2013, 04:53 AM   #1
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Old 12-07-2013, 06:27 AM   #2
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We have a penny picture post card from a fellow who later fathered the DW. Dated Nov. 18, 1941. In short it said (to his parents) "Folks, the ship in the picture on the other side is where I'll be fighting the war" - THE ARIZONA!
Dec. 7th he was awaiting a very late troop ship in San Diego. Had it been on time he would have been sleeping in on Sunday morning some place far below deck as his orders were to report for duty Dec. 8th.
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Old 12-07-2013, 07:00 AM   #3
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My Dad was on the USS Henley and they arrived at Pearl Harbor on December 6, 1941. When the attack started, the captain was ashore to start provisioning so the XO was in command and put to sea dropping depth charges on the way out of the harbor due to sonar soundings. The Captain rejoined the ship later in the day, outside the harbor.

He lost several friends during the attack and nearly lost his life when his ship was torpedoed in 1943.

He was usually pretty quiet on December 7. I guess he was remembering that day many years ago.

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Seeing the "bubbles" of fuel oil floating up from the Arizona was eerie! Every American should stand on the memorial and watch them...
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Two places that (almost) bring me to my knees are the Arizona memorial and the Wall (in DC). There is so very much "feeling/emotion" charged in the air at those locations I can not describe but sure gets to me.
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I joined the Navy on December 7 1981, on the 40 year Anniversary. Reported to boot camp in San Diego on January 20 1982. My First ship station sent me to Pearl Harbor Naval base.
I spent a total of 19 years stationed at Pearl Harbor, on four ships and two shore duty stations. I work at the Pearl Harbor Shipyard now. I just went over 10 years on December 1st. One of the old timers who worked (now retired) at ship yard told me a story of his Father at the ship yard during the attack in 1941. He was operating a Portal Crane on rail tracks by the Piers and he would raise his Crane to full height and run up and down the track to try and knock down low flying Japanese planes during the attack. He was not injured during the attack. The story was repeated during the Pearl Harbor Shipyard 100 year Anniversary in 2008 during, a TV news interview, locally.
Everyday i look at the Arizona Memorial, its right out my work building window. I still get that funny feeling in my Stomach and say a silent prayer.
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