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Originally Posted by gasman
Just remembering “ The Day that will live in infamy” and all the men who lost their lives on Dec 7th , 1941 during the attack on Pearl Harbor. My Dad joined the Navy when he turned 18. I’m sure many on the board have had family members who also served. Thanks to all of them.
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Indeed..Even after the Japanese attack many US citizens wanted to stay out of the war. That attack fundamentally changed the very design of the USN, and the 'design' of the navies throughout the world.
My Dad was 21 On December 7th, and I never did get a sense of what he did..he was in the USN..then USA AirCorps(got out then re enlisted in the USA after the war), then the USAF after 1948...Didn't talk about it much.
My wife's mother's husband was a USN medic with a USMC unit on IwoJima..scary stuff.