tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post3837137177809358002..comments2024-03-19T00:50:06.099-04:00Comments on Janie Junebug Righting & Editing: A DATE WHICH WILL LIVE IN INFAMYJanie Junebughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-73676751389548111272014-12-08T13:10:48.087-05:002014-12-08T13:10:48.087-05:00The day will come when we will have no more WWII v...The day will come when we will have no more WWII vets.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-23753246192975511682014-12-08T13:10:14.329-05:002014-12-08T13:10:14.329-05:00Thank you, Younger Generation. I still have a hard...Thank you, Younger Generation. I still have a hard time thinking of myself as Older Generation because I love to dance naked around my front yard to greet the dawn. I frighten the neighbors.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-17862303572576805432014-12-08T12:13:10.199-05:002014-12-08T12:13:10.199-05:00Thank you for the reminder. And only 9 are alive s...Thank you for the reminder. And only 9 are alive seems hard to believe. I heard stories from my grandparents all the time about Pearl harbor so I guess it never seemed time wise that far away from me. Sonya Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985227040902078422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-28024137092429765072014-12-07T21:22:07.289-05:002014-12-07T21:22:07.289-05:00WWII history has always fascinated me. My latest n...WWII history has always fascinated me. My latest novel is even set immediately post WWII. In other words, the younger generation has definitely not forgotten.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-24129311193276980142014-12-07T16:59:44.139-05:002014-12-07T16:59:44.139-05:00Of course it was necessary.Of course it was necessary.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-76519491707802057182014-12-07T16:58:30.463-05:002014-12-07T16:58:30.463-05:00Everyone should observe a moment of silence on 9/1...Everyone should observe a moment of silence on 9/11 and on Dec. seventh.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-78645236733857962102014-12-07T16:57:05.830-05:002014-12-07T16:57:05.830-05:00Pull or yank?Pull or yank?Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-22142497120701276952014-12-07T16:56:33.871-05:002014-12-07T16:56:33.871-05:00When Saving Private Ryan came out, my neighbor, wh...When Saving Private Ryan came out, my neighbor, who was a vet, didn't want to see it. He was adamant about not seeing it. He said he lived through it and that was enough.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-4553570869653603922014-12-07T16:49:52.197-05:002014-12-07T16:49:52.197-05:00I appreciate your interest in history, Jo-Anne.I appreciate your interest in history, Jo-Anne.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-76192613602194707292014-12-07T16:49:26.128-05:002014-12-07T16:49:26.128-05:00Some people are sick of war. Others can't get ...Some people are sick of war. Others can't get enough. If a politician has an interest in a business that will make money from war, then that politician wants war.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-71238601143116311952014-12-06T15:22:37.528-05:002014-12-06T15:22:37.528-05:00When I was in school, we always observed a moment ...When I was in school, we always observed a moment of silence in remembrance of those who died at Pearl Harbor. I wonder if the schoolchildren of today do the same in remembrance of those who died on 9/11. Probably not.<br /><br />Nice post, Janie. Thank you.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-69849759611225434472014-12-06T12:41:42.195-05:002014-12-06T12:41:42.195-05:00Oh, now, was THAT necessary, Al?Oh, now, was THAT necessary, Al?Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-79276715695599232992014-12-06T12:41:27.306-05:002014-12-06T12:41:27.306-05:00Did you know? Oh, why would you? My squadron was...Did you know? Oh, why would you? My squadron was on Ford Island on December 7, 1941. Of course, they didn't have P-3s at the time and my father and mother were only children (even Common Core Math would indicate I wasn't there), but VP-11 was attacked on that tragic day.<br />P.S. Feel free to pull me anytime.Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-85407238658328143142014-12-06T08:57:21.540-05:002014-12-06T08:57:21.540-05:00I didn't know there were any survivors of the ...I didn't know there were any survivors of the Arizona or of Pearl Harbor still alive today. I'd love to know what they thought of the "tribute" to that day, Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor movie? You know what, never mind, they've lived through enough, don't force that upon them. Pensive Remembrance Day (What? I couldn't say "happy" could I?).Pickleopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13772003052474877906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-91926076658368481982014-12-06T08:02:11.672-05:002014-12-06T08:02:11.672-05:00My unkle Marvin Lee Ferguson died on the USS Calif...My unkle Marvin Lee Ferguson died on the USS California at Pearl Harbor. The local VFW is named after him.<br />I will always remember that day.Rick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-26713850222473238502014-12-06T04:35:01.051-05:002014-12-06T04:35:01.051-05:00A day that should not be forgotten A day that should not be forgotten Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-9872385303076091962014-12-06T00:23:15.124-05:002014-12-06T00:23:15.124-05:00I've learned more from PBS documentaries about...I've learned more from PBS documentaries about the war than I ever did in high school. Maybe it was still too fresh back then and historians hadn't decided yet how to present the story to adults, let alone the children. ;) ;) My dad was in the navy at the end of the war down in the Philippines but he never talked about it. You'd think we human beings would get sick of war.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-21762355491273557122014-12-05T21:54:21.061-05:002014-12-05T21:54:21.061-05:00Yes. Each generation has its date that will live i...Yes. Each generation has its date that will live in infamy.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-27373583464363336452014-12-05T21:52:08.050-05:002014-12-05T21:52:08.050-05:00They're leaving us quickly. The last veteran o...They're leaving us quickly. The last veteran of the first World War died. One of these days, it will be the last veteran of WWII.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-70282057920426494792014-12-05T21:51:02.769-05:002014-12-05T21:51:02.769-05:00I've never known anyone who was in Pearl Harbo...I've never known anyone who was in Pearl Harbor. I had a Sunday School student whose grandfather was a survivor of the Bataan Death March. He wouldn't talk about that. Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-88544877875741819952014-12-05T21:49:27.526-05:002014-12-05T21:49:27.526-05:00Yes, tragic.Yes, tragic.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-56670655217351230002014-12-05T21:49:12.448-05:002014-12-05T21:49:12.448-05:00There weren't a lot of survivors when the ship...There weren't a lot of survivors when the ship burned. The few that remain are old men.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-55444013014630627502014-12-05T21:48:15.709-05:002014-12-05T21:48:15.709-05:00I'm sure it is. My parents visited there after...I'm sure it is. My parents visited there after my dad retired from the military.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-49630257249670186092014-12-05T21:47:18.411-05:002014-12-05T21:47:18.411-05:00It becomes ancient history as the people who lived...It becomes ancient history as the people who lived it pass away.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-59220408838704702242014-12-05T21:46:36.028-05:002014-12-05T21:46:36.028-05:00The current generation has 9/11 as their date whic...The current generation has 9/11 as their date which will go down in infamy. I'm afraid they don't know much about the world wars.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.com