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Originally posted by ISUKappa
My uncle (dad's sister's husband, so no blood relation) was stationed at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked and was always very involved with the PH Marine reunions. Even though he's now passed, my aunt is still involved with the group. He once wrote an account of his experiences that I had a chance to read, so that helped make the event more real to me. Otherwise, I'm sure most people from our generation just think of it as something from their American History class.
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Does your aunt go on the annual Pearl Harbor Reunions? If so, she probably knows my mother's cousin's wife. Her cousin was stationed at Pearl Harbor, swam through the flames to avoid dying, and ended up with years of plastic surgery. The Captain passed away about five years ago, and they planted a tree in his memory at George Mason University (he taught there after retiring).
But he made "that day wil live in infamy" more real to me than anyone else ever could. We really need to get as many Oral Historys done on our older people soon, or we're going to lose the realistic touch, and become numb to what has happened to our servicemen in the name of freedom!