HOUSTON RICK
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Pearl harbor was not mentioned in my daughter's high school U.S. History class. I doubt the teacher knew.
Remembering Pearl Harbor...
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Cardboard_killer
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Send them a letter. Don't let them get away with it.My wife and I were reading the morning Papers yesterday and I finished the Wall Street Journal without seeing one little article or mention of Pearl Harbor Day. When she finished the one she was reading I asked her also - nothing! I was super mad, disappointed and embarrassed for our Veterans both living and diseased. A COMPLETE DISGRACE IMHO!
I just went to their web site and emailed them a complaint about the absence. Here's a link for anyone that might want to do the same:
Customer Center - The Wall Street Journal
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Cardboard_killer
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They covered WW2 without mentioning the attack? In my high school, we never got as far as WW2, but they should be getting to Vietnam at least by now.
OP
One of the pictures you showed was of the WWII submarine "Bowfin," still in remarkable shape. Here's a pic of me with that boat in the background. A really interesting relic of the war. I was amazed at its impressive size.
John
John, the Bowfin is hull number 287, my Uncle Gene was on the Scamp, hull number 277. He was in Manila Bay on Pearl Harbor Day (on an earlier sub, he joined the Scamp in 1942, I believe). I have posted on other threads about his service. He perished when the Scamp was sunk in Toyko Harbor three years later.
I grew up in a Gold Star home, and assure you that we never forgot Pearl Harbor Day!!
Best Regards, Les
I grew up in a Gold Star home, and assure you that we never forgot Pearl Harbor Day!!
Best Regards, Les
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My dad was 15 then. Three years later he would be humping across Germany with a Garand.
HOUSTON RICK
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No, the coach teacher had them print WWII pictures off the internet and caption them.
Cardboard_killer
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Here's the response I got. Sounds like a robo-response and they are treating it like a letter to the editor. Complaints like this don't get acted upon unless they get a lot of them (hint hint). My original email to them below their response.
Here in the Norfolk area, a big military area, an article in the local paper was about the one Pearl Harbor survivor left in the local chapter.
onebadvet
US Veteran
Took these while back, hope you like them.
Jst1mr
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Many have mentioned disappointment that the news/newspapers/schools, etc. failed to mention this historic day...
Please help to make sure they remember! Our local school system is usually very good about mentioning such important days - partly because I help them remember. I called my wife, an intermediate school librarian, and asked if they had mentioned the importance of the day to the students....in fact, they had missed it during morning announcements. I quickly put together some facts about the day, and the school took the time to make a special announcement to the students, along with a moment of silence.
Perhaps we can all be a little more proactive in insuring that history of this magnitude isn't allowed to be forgotten.
Please help to make sure they remember! Our local school system is usually very good about mentioning such important days - partly because I help them remember. I called my wife, an intermediate school librarian, and asked if they had mentioned the importance of the day to the students....in fact, they had missed it during morning announcements. I quickly put together some facts about the day, and the school took the time to make a special announcement to the students, along with a moment of silence.
Perhaps we can all be a little more proactive in insuring that history of this magnitude isn't allowed to be forgotten.
onebadvet
US Veteran
I thought you might like these pictures!
