Remembering Pearl Harbor
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Would that our country had the will to survive and win now like we did then.
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Today’s anniversary is even more meaningful since we again toured the Nimitz Museum and the Museum of the War in the Pacific in Fredericksburg barely two weeks ago. It is a priceless experience for anyone but especially so for those of the WWII generation and those whose grasp of history enables their understanding that the price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
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Adee, the shirt my father wore the day he was wounded at Midway is on display at the Nimitz Museum along with the telegram to his parents. Today was the first day in years that I have not been to Pearl Harbor for the ceremonies. But I did see Pearl Harbor when I left the house, and I know my dad rest there in a place where, for all intents and purposes, he was truly born as the man he would become. I’ve been immobile or at the VA for several months now as the problems of a different war have cropped up. I am reminded of the loss of these men as, over the last 20 years, I have seen their numbers dwindle at the VA. And while their numbers may fade, the heroic deeds of what they suffered and endured will be with us for another 60 years at least as the sons and grandsons who knew them continue to remember and honor them.
The last words my father spoke to my best friend were Semper fi. The last words my father heard were Semper fi. They carry a meaning that time can little diminish.
Semper fi Dad. -
I have nothing but the utmost respect for all of them.
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