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"December 7, 1941. A date that will live in infamy"

Perhaps one of the most famous lines in American history, marking the day that Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese and a date which saw the united States enter World War II.

It is interesting to note that these famous words by President Franklin D. Roosevelt were a last minute change of mind as can be seen from the amended first draft courtesy of the National Archive which I reproduce here.

It is also interesting to think about the different America we lived in back then. The "don't mess with us" attitude that meant when we went to war, we did so to kick butt, to score a complete and total victory and to remind the world that we are not a nation to be trifled with.

Can you even in your wildest dreams imagine FDR standing before Congress and saying "we are going to war and we will be bringing the troops home in 18 months". It is such complete nonsense that he might not even have made it out of the building back then.

These days we have a President who thinks that particular military strategy is sound. What happened to us? How did we become this "PC-infested" shadow of THE United States of America?

I thought about not mentioning today's politics as I pay tribute to the men and women of our greatest generation. To the heroes who remain buried on board the USS Arizona (seen above on December 8, 1941), but I somehow think it is not possible to ignore.

Last week I posted a blog all about a 95-year-old Veteran called Harold Estes. Harold lives at the northern end of Peral Harbor and served this nation for 23 years. Harold had a few things to say to the President which I reproduced. So in the end, I felt if it was important enough for Harold, then it was important enough for me. You can read that blog by clicking here.

Today I honor those who died in the Pearl Harbor attack. I honor those who died in the remaining years of World War Two and I honor those who have ever died defending and protecting our freedom to live in the greatest country the world has ever known.

THANK YOU!

Without you I would certainly not have been born. Without you the lights in Europe and the rest of the world would have gone dark as the planet endured pure satanic evil. Thank you and may God bless all of you.

To The President I have this - in the words of Harold Estes - "SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT".

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