The Brooklyn Navy Yard, inundated with civilians soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor. There was no Facebook, no Twitter or any social media around to promote & draw them together. There was no 24 hour news cycle. There was simply unbridled national unity and bravery.
"December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan ... As commander in chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense. But always will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us." - President Franklin D. Roosevelt
http://cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2011...l-harbor-survi
They overcame. And I truly thank them for their sacrifice today.
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12-07-2011, 10:18 AM #1Community Member
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Well said. I echo your sentiment. God bless the USA!
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