December 7, 1941 ...
 

"A date which will live in infamy." (President Franklin D. Roosevelt, December 8, 1941)

Remember.

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My parents were members of what Tom Brokaw described as the Greatest Generation. My father spent over 40 months in the SW Pacific Theater in the U.S. Army, my mother's brother was an Naval Aviator in the U.S. Navy, and my father-in-law served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater.

But what also needs to be remembered is that the defeat of the Axis Powers was total effort of the entire populations of not only the United States, but the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Far too many of today's younger generations have no concept of self sacrifice and the concept of society working as one to achieve an objective for the common good.

MTD, Sr.

That generation was no different than any before or since.

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MTD, Sr.

I was really busy today. I thought about it yesterday, not until I slowed down a little about 7:30 did I think about it again.

Seems like 20 years ago, it was a bigger deal. Maybe because of 9/11 it's been diminished, I don't know. It was a turning point in our history, while 9/11 is also, it doesn't seem we have the resolve today that we had in 1941....We are a blessed country to have so many men sacrifice so much for us.

I don't like the idea of pitting one group of servicemen versus another. Every man and woman that serves, or has served, in the military deserves our respect and thanks.

We should use days like today to remember them all.

At the assisted living center where I now live, we don't have a demonstration on Pearl Harbor Day, but we do on Veterans Day. On that day, we gather outside around our flag pole. We raise the flag and then read off a list of residents, residents family members (living or passed on) and also friends who ever served in the military. We then thank them all and the veteran residents here get hugs and hand shakes. We have a few who served in WWII and also in Korea. I also make sure my grandfather (who served in WWII) and my nephew (who has been serving for the past 14 years) are on the list.

The Soviet Union lost more soldiers and civilians than any other Allied country in WWII (Around 25 million estimated), and fought Hitler on the Eastern front in one of the most brutal wars in history. They were no choir boys by any means, but they played as big of a role or bigger than anyone else in the world.

The Greatest Generation ???
 

It's not just about servicemen. It's also about the resolve of civilians in the military industry, and other industries, at home who kept the country going. It's about a generation that saw economic prosperity sandwiched around the Great Depression.