70 years ago. My Uncle Leonardo was there and I Remember him and all the other Pearl
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Dan Morton
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God bless 'em all! What a generation!
My father and mother were on their honeymoon and turned on one of the morning radio programs and heard the news announcement about the bombing. Can ya imagine?
All the best,
Dan
God bless 'em all! What a generation!
My father and mother were on their honeymoon and turned on one of the morning radio programs and heard the news announcement about the bombing. Can ya imagine?
All the best,
Dan
alexwencho
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Re: 70 years ago. My Uncle Leonardo was there and I Remember him and all the other P
Dan, God Bless your Father and Mother and Wow, what a way to remember a honeymoon.
Yes, "What a generation".
My Uncle has been laid to rest for over 30 years now, but before he died he related his experience (to me and my brother) walking out of Sunday morning church and seeing the Japanese planes strafing the Pearl Harbor area. It was mentioned in his obituary that he was a Pearl Harbor Veteran/Survivor. My Mother had a snap-shot B&W photo of Leonardo standing guard (after the attack) in down-town Honolulu and you can see all the business signage behind him. The picture is long gone, but I can remember him dressed in khaki with the shallow tin helmet holding a '03 Springfield rifle. I wish I had the photo to post but no luck with that.
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God bless 'em all! What a generation!
My father and mother were on their honeymoon and turned on one of the morning radio programs and heard the news announcement about the bombing. Can ya imagine?
All the best,
Dan
Dan, God Bless your Father and Mother and Wow, what a way to remember a honeymoon.
Yes, "What a generation".
My Uncle has been laid to rest for over 30 years now, but before he died he related his experience (to me and my brother) walking out of Sunday morning church and seeing the Japanese planes strafing the Pearl Harbor area. It was mentioned in his obituary that he was a Pearl Harbor Veteran/Survivor. My Mother had a snap-shot B&W photo of Leonardo standing guard (after the attack) in down-town Honolulu and you can see all the business signage behind him. The picture is long gone, but I can remember him dressed in khaki with the shallow tin helmet holding a '03 Springfield rifle. I wish I had the photo to post but no luck with that.
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geaugan
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Re: 70 years ago. My Uncle Leonardo was there and I Remember him and all the other P
A tribute to Pearl Harbor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM9IwBnKOZw&feature=fvst
A tribute to Pearl Harbor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM9IwBnKOZw&feature=fvst
Re: 70 years ago. My Uncle Leonardo was there and I Remember him and all the other P
There was a good programme on the radio today (C4 198LW) There was a bit about an amatuer pilot who got bounced by zeroes on the day (he thought they were US planes practising) but due to his flying skills got away and landed safely.
There was a good programme on the radio today (C4 198LW) There was a bit about an amatuer pilot who got bounced by zeroes on the day (he thought they were US planes practising) but due to his flying skills got away and landed safely.
Re: 70 years ago. My Uncle Leonardo was there and I Remember him and all the other P
my great uncle (grandmothers brother) was in the front magazine of the Arizona, where he is still. J.Q. Davis S1C...his friends were all on leave, he was sick so he stayed on the ship.
My brother was able to take our grandmother to the monument in hawaii a few years ago to see where her brother is interred and touch his name on the monument..all these years and she had never been.
God Bless all who serve
my great uncle (grandmothers brother) was in the front magazine of the Arizona, where he is still. J.Q. Davis S1C...his friends were all on leave, he was sick so he stayed on the ship.
My brother was able to take our grandmother to the monument in hawaii a few years ago to see where her brother is interred and touch his name on the monument..all these years and she had never been.
God Bless all who serve
alexwencho
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Re: 70 years ago. My Uncle Leonardo was there and I Remember him and all the other P
Thank you for the story.
Yes, "God Bless all who serve"
alex wence
Thank you for the story.
Yes, "God Bless all who serve"
alex wence
