It’s December 7th .
And on this day in 1941 the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor .
I mentioned this to numerous people today only to discover they had no idea ….
It’s apparent that far more people were aware that it was Larry Birds 64th birthday .
A basketball hero, it would seem, has become more memorable to us all.
But for me…..Dec. 7 is the day I was released from The United States Navy. Perhaps it’s this coincidence that causes me to stop and ponder every year what those men did so long ago on this terrible day in our history.
I must confess some guilt at the incredible delight I felt of my departure from the Navy as on that very same day thirty four years prior, there were many that departed the Navy under far worse conditions .
A “hand salute” to those who served on those ships in Pearl Harbor in 1941 .
