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Never Will We Forget

Posted on December 7, 2025 by Caryn

Eighty-four years ago today, one of the most devastating attacks on US soil took place. In its aftermath, the United States entered World War II, a decision that would eventually lead my dad and uncles to serve as well. Many … Continue reading →

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Because We Know Better

Posted on December 7, 2024 by Caryn

The 83rd anniversary of Pearl Harbor, at least for the Baby Boomer generation and older, prompts reflection on the United States’ stance of often waiting for an initial attack before responding. While this is not always the case, Continue reading →

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Camp X

Posted on December 6, 2024 by Caryn

On the shores of Lake Ontario between Whitby and Oshawa is an area now known as Intrepid Park, but that wasn’t always its name, and in was now just an innocent park then either. Today, in fact, few remnants suggest the fascinating history of the site. Continue reading →

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Intelligence Shortcomings

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Caryn

As with any attack, planning must be done before any action can take place. The attack on Pearl Harbor was no exception. A little more than a month, on November 5, 1941, the Combined Japanese Fleet received Top-Secret Order Number 1, Continue reading →

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An Outrage

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Caryn

The Battle of Wake Island was a significant conflict in the Pacific theater of World War II, occurring on Wake Island. The attack began simultaneously with the assault on Pearl Harbor’s naval and air bases in Hawaii on the morning of December 8, 1941 Continue reading →

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Sleeping Giants

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Caryn

There are some national events that stay in our thoughts and hearts forever. The Pearl Harbor is one of those events. The attack on Pearl Harbor was so destructive and so unexpected that it shocked everyone…well, most everyone anyway. President Franklin D Roosevelt knew that Japan would likely attack, Continue reading →

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Three Big Mistakes

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Caryn

To call the Pearl Harbor attack, a “mistake on the part of the Japanese,” seems like a case of serious misinformation, on the part of the one who made such a comment, Admiral Chester A Nimitz. Nevertheless, that is what he said on Christmas Day, 1941, Continue reading →

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No Purple Heart

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Caryn

The attack on Pearl Harbor, on December 7, 1941, rocked the United States. It was so unexpected, but while it brought so much destruction, it also brought out so many heroes too. Continue reading →

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Angels In Fatigues

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Caryn

War heroes come in many forms, and Colonel Ruby Bradley was one of the great ones. Born on December 19, 1907 in the small town of Spencer, West Virginia the daughter of Fred O Bradley and Bertha Welch. Bradley was the fifth of six children, Continue reading →

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In It To Win It

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Caryn

When a war begins, I doubt if anyone is thinking about the medals or the honors they might receive, because what they really want is for the war to be over already. Nobody enjoys going to war…not even the one who starts the war. There are never any guarantees that you will come out of a war alive, Continue reading →

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