67 years ago

[venkman]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
We were at Pearl Harbor for the 60th anniversary. Sad to see how few of the survivors still remained, and odds are, many of those who were there that day aren't around anymore.

Survivor Treated Like A Hero

:thumbsup:

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: venkman

Survivor Treated Like A Hero

:thumbsup:

:thumbsup:

Everytime I meet a WWII vet, I shake his hand and thank him.

 

[venkman]

Originally posted by: BoomerD

Originally posted by: venkman

Survivor Treated Like A Hero

:thumbsup:

:thumbsup:

Everytime I meet a WWII vet, I shake his hand and thank him.

The further and further we get away from WWII, I'm finding a lot of the lessons are lost or mis-interpreted by people. This thread provided more ammo for that argument. 🙁

Heck, for the newest generation, WWII is nothing more than an overdone video game setting. 🙁

 

[boomerang]

Originally posted by: JLee

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
Why post these threads anyway? :-/ This is ATOT, not.. some WW2 veterans forum.

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
lol

Ban

2nd!

 

[JujuFish]

Originally posted by: boomerang

Originally posted by: JLee

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
Why post these threads anyway? :-/ This is ATOT, not.. some WW2 veterans forum.

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
lol

Ban

2nd!

3rded.

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: venkman

Originally posted by: BoomerD

Originally posted by: venkman

Survivor Treated Like A Hero

:thumbsup:

:thumbsup:

Everytime I meet a WWII vet, I shake his hand and thank him.

The further and further we get away from WWII, I'm finding a lot of the lessons are lost or mis-interpreted by people. This thread provided more ammo for that argument. 🙁

Heck, for the newest generation, WWII is nothing more than an overdone video game setting. 🙁

http://www.navycs.com/gallery2/d/4129-2/hax0r3ez.gif

 

[thecoolnessrune]

Originally posted by: BoomerD

Originally posted by: venkman

Originally posted by: BoomerD

Originally posted by: venkman

Survivor Treated Like A Hero

:thumbsup:

:thumbsup:

Everytime I meet a WWII vet, I shake his hand and thank him.

The further and further we get away from WWII, I'm finding a lot of the lessons are lost or mis-interpreted by people. This thread provided more ammo for that argument. 🙁

Heck, for the newest generation, WWII is nothing more than an overdone video game setting. 🙁

http://www.navycs.com/gallery2/d/4129-2/hax0r3ez.gif

I've seen that before and still get a chuckle out of it 😛

I was surprised to not find anything clearly written on the front page of CNN about pearl harbor. Just more "Stop violence in Africa" stuff 🙁 How disappointing.

 

[boomerang]

Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune

Originally posted by: BoomerD

Originally posted by: venkman

Originally posted by: BoomerD

Originally posted by: venkman

Survivor Treated Like A Hero

:thumbsup:

:thumbsup:

Everytime I meet a WWII vet, I shake his hand and thank him.

The further and further we get away from WWII, I'm finding a lot of the lessons are lost or mis-interpreted by people. This thread provided more ammo for that argument. 🙁

Heck, for the newest generation, WWII is nothing more than an overdone video game setting. 🙁

http://www.navycs.com/gallery2/d/4129-2/hax0r3ez.gif

I've seen that before and still get a chuckle out of it 😛

I was surprised to not find anything clearly written on the front page of CNN about pearl harbor. Just more "Stop violence in Africa" stuff 🙁 How disappointing.

You've got a younger generation to whom the sacrifices and horrors of a World War are meaningless. Hell, we're nearly totally insulated from the conflict in Iraq on a daily basis. We can't even bring the dead back in a flag draped coffin.

Their biggest concerns are getting a Latte and their allowance.

Edit: spelling

 

[Nerva]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
lol


Yes, its hysterical. One week for trolling.


esquared
Anandtech Senior Moderator

wow, you are a turd.

 

[Modelworks]

I would have never thought that Japan would do such a thing as the attack on Peal Harbor.
It was such a cowardly way to enter the war.

Thankfully satellites and Radar prevent this sort of underhanded attack from happening now.

 

[venkman]

Originally posted by: Modelworks
I would have never thought that Japan would do such a thing as the attack on Peal Harbor.
It was such a cowardly way to enter the war.

Thankfully satellites and Radar prevent this sort of underhanded attack from happening now.

9/11

🙁 🙁

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: venkman

Originally posted by: Modelworks
I would have never thought that Japan would do such a thing as the attack on Peal Harbor.
It was such a cowardly way to enter the war.

Thankfully satellites and Radar prevent this sort of underhanded attack from happening now.

9/11

🙁 🙁

Terrorist aside.

 

[Farang]

Originally posted by: Modelworks
I would have never thought that Japan would do such a thing as the attack on Peal Harbor.
It was such a cowardly way to enter the war.

Thankfully satellites and Radar prevent this sort of underhanded attack from happening now.

Ned Plimpton: I'm gonna fight you, Steve.
[Steve hits Ned in the face]
Steve Zissou: You never say, "I'm gonna fight you, Steve." You just smile and act natural, and then you sucker-punch.
Ned Plimpton: You fight your way, and I'll fight mine.
Steve Zissou: Oh, listen, Ned. Don't you try to?
[Ned hits Steve in the face]
Steve Zissou: I think your Team Zissou ring might've caught me on the lip.

..if you get my point. I think it was a pretty standard way to start a war.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune

Originally posted by: BoomerD

Originally posted by: venkman

Originally posted by: BoomerD

Originally posted by: venkman

Survivor Treated Like A Hero

:thumbsup:

:thumbsup:

Everytime I meet a WWII vet, I shake his hand and thank him.

The further and further we get away from WWII, I'm finding a lot of the lessons are lost or mis-interpreted by people. This thread provided more ammo for that argument. 🙁

Heck, for the newest generation, WWII is nothing more than an overdone video game setting. 🙁

http://www.navycs.com/gallery2/d/4129-2/hax0r3ez.gif

I've seen that before and still get a chuckle out of it 😛

I was surprised to not find anything clearly written on the front page of CNN about pearl harbor. Just more "Stop violence in Africa" stuff 🙁 How disappointing.

Yes, current world news is so much less important than something that happened 67 years ago...

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: Farang

Originally posted by: Modelworks
I would have never thought that Japan would do such a thing as the attack on Peal Harbor.
It was such a cowardly way to enter the war.

Thankfully satellites and Radar prevent this sort of underhanded attack from happening now.

Ned Plimpton: I'm gonna fight you, Steve.
[Steve hits Ned in the face]
Steve Zissou: You never say, "I'm gonna fight you, Steve." You just smile and act natural, and then you sucker-punch.
Ned Plimpton: You fight your way, and I'll fight mine.
Steve Zissou: Oh, listen, Ned. Don't you try to?
[Ned hits Steve in the face]
Steve Zissou: I think your Team Zissou ring might've caught me on the lip.

..if you get my point. I think it was a pretty standard way to start a war.

Not for a country that promotes honor.

 

[sjwaste]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: Farang
I'm going to get some sushi today to mark the event.. imagine 67 years from now if our relationship with some Muslim countries turned out so well.

I like shawarma...

Yeah, pretty crazy how quickly the worst of enemies turn into the best of buddies. Although Germany is a lot more similar in attitude and philosophy than Japan.

I wonder how the people who built the railroad in Burma feel about it...

Americans in general are pretty good folks. We tend to understand that we're not at war with a population, but with their government based on the actions they've chosen.

For all the shit we take from the rest of the world about "Dumb Americans" we sure are a lot better at realizing the above than most of the world. We don't "hate" other countries for generations after the actions of a government that no longer persists by name or ideal in that country, but that probably isn't a claim you can make about most European nations.

The things that this country has done for its wartime enemies following a war are unparalleled. That's why we have good relations with places like Germany and Japan. My grandfather was on the other side (Italy) towards the end of WW2, and he had plenty of bad things to say about Allied troops in general and how they treated the people. He's since passed, but it's my understanding that he was a conscript and taken prisoner pretty quickly. Never had anything but good to say about the American troops he encountered, though.

Anyway, this post is getting off topic, but our military has been world-class well beyond its firepower. It's just a shame there won't be WW2 vets around for much longer, we could learn a lot.

 

[Farang]

Originally posted by: Modelworks

Originally posted by: Farang

Originally posted by: Modelworks
I would have never thought that Japan would do such a thing as the attack on Peal Harbor.
It was such a cowardly way to enter the war.

Thankfully satellites and Radar prevent this sort of underhanded attack from happening now.

Ned Plimpton: I'm gonna fight you, Steve.
[Steve hits Ned in the face]
Steve Zissou: You never say, "I'm gonna fight you, Steve." You just smile and act natural, and then you sucker-punch.
Ned Plimpton: You fight your way, and I'll fight mine.
Steve Zissou: Oh, listen, Ned. Don't you try to?
[Ned hits Steve in the face]
Steve Zissou: I think your Team Zissou ring might've caught me on the lip.

..if you get my point. I think it was a pretty standard way to start a war.

Not for a country that promotes honor.

What are they supposed to do? Say "Hey guys we'll be there at 4:30 be ready for a fight!" Where they were wrong was in their imperialistic aims, and in starting a war with the U.S. I don't see how their attack was cowardly, though, they wanted Hawaii and they attacked our military installations there to take Hawaii. You can talk about civilian casualties but then I'll bring up WWII technological capabilities and the firebombing of Tokyo.

edit: err maybe the first goal wasn't taking Hawaii but you get my point

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
lol


Yes, its hysterical. One week for trolling.


esquared
Anandtech Senior Moderator

Thanks for that esquared. :thumbsup:

 

[Ika]

Wow, completely slipped my mind.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: BoomerD

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
lol


Yes, its hysterical. One week for trolling.


esquared
Anandtech Senior Moderator

Thanks for that esquared. :thumbsup:

Honestly, I think a vacation for that was a bit extreme...

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: BoomerD

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
lol


Yes, its hysterical. One week for trolling.


esquared
Anandtech Senior Moderator

Thanks for that esquared. :thumbsup:

Honestly, I think a vacation for that was a bit extreme...

I think he deserves a month off.

to those who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: Modelworks
I would have never thought that Japan would do such a thing as the attack on Peal Harbor.
It was such a cowardly way to enter the war.

Why are you surprised? It wasn't out of character for the Japanese, they did the same thing to the Russians in 1904 to touch off the Russo-Japanese War.

How about a

for EVERYONE that died in WW2, not just the Pearl Harbor vets. 50 million people died worldwide. It's hard to even fathom that number.

 

[destrekor]

 

[magomago]

Originally posted by: Modelworks
I would have never thought that Japan would do such a thing as the attack on Peal Harbor.
It was such a cowardly way to enter the war.

Thankfully satellites and Radar prevent this sort of underhanded attack from happening now.

How do you 'cowardly' enter war? Sounds like you are romanticizing war. Had it been successful and they defeated us, they would probably be talking about their 'glorious' first strike that destroyed the threatening hand of the enemy; that they went in quickly, strongly, and decisively attacked before the enemy had any idea.

for all the men and women that died that day~

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: magomago

Originally posted by: Modelworks
I would have never thought that Japan would do such a thing as the attack on Peal Harbor.
It was such a cowardly way to enter the war.

Thankfully satellites and Radar prevent this sort of underhanded attack from happening now.

How do you 'cowardly' enter war? Sounds like you are romanticizing war. Had it been successful and they defeated us, they would probably be talking about their 'glorious' first strike that destroyed the threatening hand of the enemy; that they went in quickly, strongly, and decisively attacked before the enemy had any idea.

for all the men and women that died that day~

Agreed. I don't fault the Japanese admirals for their part in the attack. They did what they were paid to do...and did it very well. 🙁

I've never totally forgotten that it was the Japanese who did this however...just like I'll never forget that it was the Muslims who perpetrated the 9-11 attacks.
(no, I don't hold it against all Japanese people, nor against all Muslims either)