My grandfather was 13 when he heard this on December 7, 1941. On January 7, 1942, he turned 14. On January 9, 1942, he went to the Marine Recruiters' office in Gulfport, MS and lied about his age and joined the Marines. His father was a WW1 Air Corps veteran and signed the papers for my grandfather to go to war as a 17 year old kid. My grandfather would serve as a US Marine in 3 wars from 1942 until 1977. He made his final report for duty on January 10, 2010 and told St. Peter at the Gates of Heaven, "Sir a US Marine is here to relieve you as ordered. I've served my time in Hell."
What I don't understand about our country US A is why we didn't stand with Britain when Germany attacked them obviously they stood with us when Japan attacked us why was this when we got attacked by terrorists back in 2001 Britain was right there with us
My Dad was in the Army merchant fleet in WW2. He insisted being buried in the military cemetery in CT. I used to wonder why the Dads were quiet guys. My mom says they returned from war and had to live with it.
My grandmother told me that she was having lunch at home while grandpa was teaching a class when she heard the news on the radio. She also told me that when Grandpa came home, he told her that he was going to enlist the next day. three months later he was stationed in Saipan
It was a very tragic day and my friend Ed Gruber a Navy Correspondent in Korea had the privilege of escorting VIPs like the Andrews Sisters and actor John Wayne to what's left of the USS Arizona which was America's first war grave.
My Father fought in World War 2 I'm named after one of my uncles that was killed at his Double Duce .50 Caliber on the USS California My dad was getting ready for work when he heard the news. My dad served from 1941 to 1949. He served his country with pride. He was a Marine Sniper He joined millions of others to stop the Japanese war machine. He went on his final patrol 2nd November 1994. Rest In Peace Dad
Of course they don’t mention all the instigation FDR was doing, outlined in the McCollum memo, an eight step plan to incite and allow an attack from Japan so the U.S. could enter the war without public backlash, or the fact that he pulled the aircraft carriers out of Pearl on Dec.5 because he knew it was coming. We and other allies had intercepted Japanese comms and the chiefs of staff new attack on Pearl Harbor was imminent yet they did nothing to stop it or prepare their men, so sad and disappointing. RIP to all who perished and utmost respect to all who have been through combat. ✌🏼❤️🤍💙
Thank you to the men and women who served.The greatest generation saved US from the Nazis, Japan, Italy. All our allies now. Rest in peace , President Roosevelt.
imagine you told someone back then that in the future there was gonna be this thing called the internet where everyone was gonna gather around and listen to this broadcast all over again and have a discussion about it .. they would've said you're full of shit lol
You know pres roosevelt was probably the only pres to go through the great depression and ww2 and served as president more then any other and had polio what a brave and tough man
If you fought for America today, you'd be supporting corporate totalitarianism. My how times have changed. I miss it when people were decent and fought for freedom here in America
I must disagree on your premise. There is no such thing as "corporate totalitarianism", just government/corporate partnerships that keep the rest of us from competing as our math is dumbed down. Now we see lobbyists betting what they want by greasing political palms,---but we did not elect CEO's to protect our liberty and our free enterprise system, we elected politicians to do that job. If we understood that free enterprise belongs to the citizenry who started it in the first place, we can then see that if we blame corporations over the people we elected, is like blaming the guy who slept with your wife. You made an agreement with your wife, (as we elect congress), and she cheated on you. Now, who would love you to only blame corporations of basically nationalized industries today? Marx. Sue your schools. They stole your free enterprise from you. Now, it we were fighting for freedom in WW2, Tucker, (Tucker automobile), would not have been destroyed by congress as we gave Japan 800 billion to rebuild and "allowing" Honda to become a manufacturing dynasty. How do we measure those losses?, because if we were fighting for individual liberty protected by law and our free enterprise system---Japan and Honda won that war. How do we measure those losses?
Santa Fe 3751’s owner, the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society, has its ATSF 5 chime freight whistle in storage, 1995 was the year 3751 received its current ATSF 6 chime passenger whistle.
We may perceive that it was true back then, but I don't think that is very true. The TV served as a great collectivist propaganda machine since it's propagation. Little left steps at the beginning, big left steps now.
Small rig drilling shallow holes that usually lasted about six weeks and then it was time to move on. Went to 12 grade schools in my first three years throughout northern & western Texas around 1950. But it sure beat picking & stripping cotton. It made our lives very unique and appreciative of all good things. We had to grow up fast. Half of the girls in the United States were married at 18 years old or before in the United States.
My Mother told me that after that she heard of the attack, she wanted to go join the fight. But, a doctor (if I'm not mistaken) told her that they needed her there at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati where that she was training / working as a nurse.
I live in Hawaii on the island of Oahu. I’m at Pearl Harbor all the time for work. Every time I go to Ford Island, I imagine what it must’ve been like to be there during the attack in 1941. It always gives me goosebumps when I’m there. It’s also a good reminder of the sacrifice our troops have to pay to preserve, protect, and defend our freedoms against all enemies. My great-grandparents were teenagers when the attack took place and witnessed everything.
I would guess 95% of your generation on the main land have no clue what Pearl Harbor is. Where it is, what happened and the historical significance. So I am glad you do.
@@user-sh2mk8ew4c From what I understand, it’s not taught as much on the mainland than it is here in the islands. It’s really sad, considering it was what led the U.S. into WWII.
One of my uncles was stationed on Oahu at age 19yo and he was asleep when the attack occurred with a huge hangover. We always were proud of him even though he didn't actually do anything except try to organize clean ups. He always said it was a tactical mess and took a good week to get things organized after the attack. The bay was blocked off and he could hear trapped sailors tapping Morse code on the sunked ship hulls but they couldn't save them. Some just gave their names in Morse code.
"It’s also a good reminder of the sacrifice our troops have to pay to preserve, protect, and defend our freedoms against all enemies." Then what happened to our freedoms? I find that people who repeat those lines,---have no idea how to properly define human freedom. If we were fighting for it, what happened to it?
It was my grandpa’s birthday. They were together in Brooklyn ny that Sunday when they gathered around in the living room. I was 2 years old so of course don’t remember this. But little snippets of memories from the nest four years are there for me…my mother was an air raid warden and I do remember sirens and being alone with my sister while Mom went out. To check the block for any light showing from windows…
I was born in Russell Kansas and worked 35 years in the Kansas/OK Oil Patch. Love the oil patch: Drilling, Production, Completion. 3 generations of our Smith family worked it. :)
At several points in this broadcast, reporters mentioned the Japanese Navy would soon face counterattack from the newest British battleship, _Prince of Wales._ Three days later, that ship, which previously fought the _Bismarck,_ lay on the bottom of the South China Sea, sunk by Japanese bombers. As the wreckage of Pearl Harbor became apparent in the days following, in addition to the surrender of Wake Island and the invasion of the Philippines, December 1941 must have been one of the darkest months in US history.
Standing over the Arizona and seeing bullet holes in the tarmac and hangars is pretty indescribable. Many of the windows and buildings were left as they were after the attack. Even so, the overall damage that occurred there is hard to imagine given the scope of destruction and loss of life.
@@StephenLuke The British completely controlled America's minds, and were intent on drawing America into the war, and FDR was happy to oblige. FDR committed treason.
Incredible live Recording... we are lucky that radio transmission from far away place and electric transcriptions had already reached such a state of precision that we can now listen to these recordings insuch incredible sound.
