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In the discussion thread: My uncle enlisted in the Navy, right after the attack on Pearl Harbor. I found this picture of him [View all]

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Thu Dec 8, 2016, 08:48 AM

sarge43 (28,678 posts)

61. This is a beautiful thread

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, not the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

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My uncle enlisted in the Navy, right after the attack on Pearl Harbor. I found this picture of him [View all]	Siwsan	Dec 2016	OP
i was 2 months old. my dad enlisted in the navy.	DesertFlower	Dec 2016	#1
My Dad's brother was in the Battle of the Bulge.	Siwsan	Dec 2016	#3
Ditto here	bucolic_frolic	Dec 2016	#8
My dad was in the battle of the Bulge too. Made it out fine, except with sad memories.	JudyM	Dec 2016	#13
My Uncle Ray was in that battle also. Rarely ever spoke of it except for the great guys..n/t	monmouth4	Dec 2016	#38
My father was also a Bulge veteran.	DinahMoeHum	Dec 2016	#59
My Uncle was with Pattons 3rd Army when they went to relieve Bastone.	oneshooter	Dec 2016	#18
My gramps was on the Kalinin Bay CVE-68	denbot	Dec 2016	#2
That's what they said about Uncle John	Siwsan	Dec 2016	#4
My uncle was a tank gunner on the push to Berlin, Dad was Navy	Aimee in OKC	Dec 2016	#51
My uncle was at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked. He said one of the first bombs hit the air raid	Lint Head	Dec 2016	#5
I think it is so important that the families make sure these stories are never forgotten.	Siwsan	Dec 2016	#6
my dad was on the USS California.	barbtries	Dec 2016	#7
I just found a box of my uncle's letters.	Siwsan	Dec 2016	#9
those are treasures.	barbtries	Dec 2016	#10
My Uncle Ray, who was in the Battle of the Bulge, shared some stories with my Dad	Siwsan	Dec 2016	#12
this is history.	barbtries	Dec 2016	#14
Absolutely. We have to make sure that NOBODY romanticizes War.	Siwsan	Dec 2016	#16
Wow-- did he die on the Lexington then?	Fast Walker 52	Dec 2016	#67
My uncle served on the USS Alabama - prior to enlisting he was considered a scrappy fighter . . .	Liberal In Red State	Dec 2016	#11
Bill Nye's grandmother kept this paper..	Cha	Dec 2016	#15
When I opened Uncle John's foot locker, I found a calendar taped to the inside lid: December, 1941	Siwsan	Dec 2016	#17
Wow.. thank you.	Cha	Dec 2016	#19
I second that Wow!	blue-wave	Dec 2016	#56
My Dad was sunk in the North Atlantic. He complained for the rest of his life that his...	NNadir	Dec 2016	#20
Slaughterhouse 5	Victor_c3	Dec 2016	#42
After Pearl Harbor my father lied about his age to enlist. He was all Navy all the way. n/t	TrekLuver	Dec 2016	#68
My Mom's brother enlisted in the Navy during WW2.	Archae	Dec 2016	#21
The picket destroyers were sitting ducks for	COLGATE4	Dec 2016	#47
They all look like kids in that picture	Victor_c3	Dec 2016	#22
I think my uncle was 21, in that photo	Siwsan	Dec 2016	#25
My father didn't serve in armed forces	sarge43	Dec 2016	#23
During the war, several of my aunts worked in the auto and tank plants, in the Flint area	Siwsan	Dec 2016	#27
Oh, wow...	Blue_Roses	Dec 2016	#24
My Dad was aboard the Santee the day she was hit!	11 Bravo	Dec 2016	#26
Wow! Small world, indeed!	Siwsan	Dec 2016	#28
Dad rests at Arlington, so I can't ask him. However, this thread has led me to ...	11 Bravo	Dec 2016	#36
I have my uncle's Aviators Flight Log Book	Siwsan	Dec 2016	#40
That's the same kind of log.	11 Bravo	Dec 2016	#49
Wow, that is so cool. Your dad sounds like a great guy to me, helping keep his mates' spirits up	JudyM	Dec 2016	#41
My grandfather was already in the Navy when Pearl Harbor was attacked.	tammywammy	Dec 2016	#29
When I was a kid (7th grade) my dad got stationed at Hickam AFB.	panader0	Dec 2016	#30
I had another uncle who was in the Army Air Corps in England	Siwsan	Dec 2016	#32
My dad was in the Army Air Corps in England, somewhere near the Cliffs of Dover.	watrwefitinfor	Dec 2016	#64
I should dig around to see if I can find any details on my Uncle's assignment, in England	Siwsan	Dec 2016	#65
The reason for the weight standerd was	oneshooter	Dec 2016	#69
I knew there would have been a good reason.	watrwefitinfor	Dec 2016	#72
Nice picture n/t	iluvtennis	Dec 2016	#31
My great uncle's plane was one of the B-17's that tried to land during the Pearl Harbor attack	Omaha Steve	Dec 2016	#33
What an amazing family history. Thank you for sharing it	Siwsan	Dec 2016	#35
Check it again	Omaha Steve	Dec 2016	#39
I'll do that!	Siwsan	Dec 2016	#43
All those people	DK504	Dec 2016	#34
As a "Cold War" Veteran, I have the deepest respect for those that experienced combat	Siwsan	Dec 2016	#37
K & R to infinity.....	dhill926	Dec 2016	#44
They all look so young in that photo.	Laffy Kat	Dec 2016	#45
My uncle.was captured at Bataan.	Cary	Dec 2016	#46
My Father's best friend in high school was killed at Pearl Harbor.	truckin	Dec 2016	#48
Read all of the above.	leanforward	Dec 2016	#50
My dad enlisted the day after Pearl Harbor	dflprincess	Dec 2016	#52
K&R	Dem2	Dec 2016	#53
Nice picture. Mine had been in England for 2 years	Warpy	Dec 2016	#54
"I could be reading too much into the photo, but I am haunted by the look on his face."	pablo_marmol	Dec 2016	#55
Here's the same image flipped...	tenderfoot	Dec 2016	#57
My Dad enlisted in the Navy in 1940	gladium et scutum	Dec 2016	#58
My father was there during the attack. He was a 19-year-old airman at the time. nt	tblue37	Dec 2016	#60
This is a beautiful thread	sarge43	Dec 2016	#61
+1	pinboy3niner	Dec 2016	#77
my Dad was eligible	Elmergantry	Dec 2016	#62
My father and his cousin enlisted in the Navy on December 8th, 1941	Loki	Dec 2016	#63
Awesome Pic	RFKISNEEDED	Dec 2016	#66
Yikes! Little escort carriers without the protection of fleet CVs.	Eleanors38	Dec 2016	#70
U.S.S. Sangamon (CVE-26) highly decorated, much attacked...	Eleanors38	Dec 2016	#71
My partner's uncle was lost at sea on the USS Indianapolis	Hassin Bin Sober	Dec 2016	#73
It is so interesting to read everyone's family histories	Siwsan	Dec 2016	#75
My dad was in the army.	leftyladyfrommo	Dec 2016	#74
My father worked at the Naval Ordinance Lab in DC during the War	egold2604	Dec 2016	#76
Thank you for sharing!	Siwsan	Dec 2016	#78
There is more to the story	egold2604	Dec 2016	#79

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