Nancy by Olivia Jaimes for December 07, 2011

I was 5-1/2 years old. and can still remember the picture of the overturned battleship, and later the Bataan death march and the massive casualties we took before V-J Day. Younger ‘historians’ who claim we never should have dropped the A-bomb can’t recognize that it resulted in a new Japan that we forgave quickly, empowered civilians (especially women), and – like it or not – proved to be our greatest peace-time competitor.

Very well put, Brad. Thank you.

Gentlemen…Thank you!

good peice. tyvm

Very Well Said!

Grand Avenue did a memorial strip today also.

I was thinking that as I read it. The Nancy strip always remembers the important dates in our history.

I remember Pearl Harbor only by the newsreels and old LIFE magazines as I was only 2 at the time. My main memories are of the Korean War and then went into the military during the Cold War.

Thank you, Guy! God bless all the families of those who were there and the ones who later served to defend our nation.Including my grandfather who is dearly missed.

Thank you Guy and Brad — and Aunt Fritzi.I was only 10 months old when the war started. Although I have no memories of that day, I have clear memories of later days of the war in Miami FL — my Uncle Julie in his Navy uniform with three gold stripes on the sleeves, a B-25 zooming over Bayfront Park at treetop level, going to the beach and unable to go into the water because of oil in the water, a column of thick black smoke on the horizon from a torpedoed ship. My wife has vivid memories of the war in the Phillippines. She saw her mother and infant brother killed by a Japanese bomb.In 2006 we visited Pearl Harbor. The Arizona still “bleeds” oil. I looked astern, and there was the USS Missouri moored in her majesty standing watch over the slain. There are many tears shed at the Arizona Memorial.

My late father joined the Navy when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Bless all the others who fought for our freedom and still do today.

Was there last April…. look for the rainbow at the Arizona…. You’ll never forget

As does Grand Avenue.

I was listening to a Bears football game when I heard the news. Never forget it.

More than a few times a year the song runs through my head.“Let’s remember Pearl Harbor, as we go to meet the foe.Let’s remember Pearl Harbor, as we did the Alamo.We will always remember, how they died for liberty.Let’s remember Pearl Harbor, as we march to victory.”

Some memories don’t let go, and I’m glad they don’t

Amen!

Want to see what happens when a nation fails to remember, and learn from that which has past………….Check out ground zero in New York City for your answer. Thank you to all those who have ever sacrificed to defend this great nation. From the volunteers at Valley Forge to those returning from the desert and those still out there on the walls and front lines. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL. Keep your heads down and bring yourselves home.

It is now 2021, th e 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. It is sad to note how many people there were who said "we’ll never forget – HAVE forgotten! Saddest of all is to see that Nancy no longer remembers! I was born 3 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor – and I can remember going to movies during that time period and seeing Nancy, Sluggo and their friends singing and dancing and doing public service announcements about everything which folks at home could do to help support men and women in military service. Modern Nancy has now spent more years fussing back and forth with a robotics club – which she hated as soon as she joined – than military troops spent fighting World War II! However, since no one else is going to remember in 2021 – I just wanted to tip my hat to Uncle Loren – who was aboard a troop transport, headed toward Pearl Harbor, when they learned abut the attack. He arrived in time for the clean up. Several years ago, a veterans charity made it possible for a lot of the men, who had been on his ship with him, return to Pearl Harbor. He was very honored! Also, my hat is off to Uncle Gabe, who joined BEFORE the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was trained in super-secret RADAR – something new for that time period. He saw service in France before D Day, India, Greece, and the Sahara Desert! He made friends with a Greek family when he was assigned to live in their home – and they wrote to him for many years afterward. My hat is off to Uncle Ernie, who was in Germany when the concentration camps were liberated. My hat is off to our neighbor, Wayne, who spent a good part of the war as a POW in a POW camp. Another round of applause goes out to Cousin Royce, who saw service at IwoJima! There is a reason why they have been called The Greatest Generation! Unfortunately, it is also true that those who forget their history are doomed to repeat it.