101-year-old lou contor is no longer able to travel to the yearly memorials in hawaii but here s a recorded message. the rising sun on the planes told us that this was not a drill. we manned our battle stations on the relentless strafing and bombing. but the damage to the arizona was severe. the arizona sank, of course in that attack. other ceremonies took place today at the friends of the national world war ii memorial in washington. retired uss intrepid in new york. not remaining pearl harbor survivors, many enjoyed full lives and still are. frank emond played the french horn, was going to play the morning colors on this day of infamy. here he is last month breaking
THE FOUNDATION "The mild voice of reason, pleading the cause of an enlarged and permanent interest, is but too often drowned, before public bodies as well as individuals, by the clamors of an impatient avidity for immediate and immoderate gain." James Madison (1788) IN TODAY'S DIGEST Memo to.
A handful of centenarian survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor are expected to gather at the scene of the Japanese bombing on Wednesday to commemorate those who perished 81 years ago.