Pearl harbor

[Jon Skagfeld]

Originally Posted by Little Jo

Hi All

It was the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on 07/12/1943. I do not recall any mention on Radio, TV or in the Newspaper here in South Australia. I would have thought this was a significant event that should have been mentioned so that the younger generations are kept abreast of historic events that changed the world. Maybe it was more an American thing but I believe we should all be greatful because if the Americans had not entered the war in the Pacific, who knows we could all be speaking Japanese now.

Cheers

Tony

07/12/1943?...just a typo, right?

[cliff]

There was a short clip on the TV news last night about Pearl Harbour which I was pleased to see.

[malcolm erik bogaert]

we also had an hour long programme here in the UK but not on mainstream TV but on Discovery.."the day after Pearl Harbour" quite informative regards to all malcolm in a very very windy UK

[Little Jo]

Originally Posted by Jon Skagfeld

07/12/1943?...just a typo, right?

Jon

Sorry mate you are correct. I am glad that there was some coverage to mark the event, even if in some cases it was not on the 7th December. I remember visiting the Arizona Memorial some years ago shortly after I left the army and I found it a very moving experience, apart from the large contingent of Japannese tourists running around getting in the way and snapping away with their cameras. It was hard to just stand and reflect and remember.

Cheers

Tony