Recognition of Pearl Harbor Day

Every Pearl Harbor Day I go out and find an American Flag regardless of where I'm at and spend a few minutes reflecting on the impact and sacrifices of Dec 7th, 1941.  Five minutes of my time is little enough to ask to remember those that died that day, and during WWII.  In Florida, I used to go out front of the Office Depot and spend some time gazing at the flag waving from the flag pole.  In the Longmont, CO Office I would walk several blocks to the Police station.  Today was not as auspicious.  It was in just in my garage, but it is a tradition I remembered.

Does anyone out there do anything special for Pearl Harbor Day, or is just me?

Lastly, a friend of mine sent me an article on the submarine forces during WWII, which I share with you now: Submariners at Pearl Harbor.

Passing of the Great War

Today Claude Choules passed away at the age of 110 years.  Claude was the last known combatant soldier of The Great War.  To me, an event enters 'history' when the last person who can recall such an event first hand what the event happened.  Often times the person doesn't realize the significance of what was going on, or necessarily aware of all the details of the event.  However, having someone around who can recall firsthand 'what it was like' adds a bit of 'concreteness' to the event.


With the passing of Claude the world enters a stage where The Great War enters the history books from a combatant standpoint.  There are still those throughout the world that lived during the time of The Great War, but with the passing of Claude comes a good time to introspectively review the lessons of The Great War, examine how their efforts shaped the world as it is today, and offer respect to those who fought what (at the time) was the greatest conflict of all time.


To all the veterans of WWI, Claude included, I sincerely mourn your passing.