pearl harbor land of the free home of the brave

Long ago Chappie told me that he felt he should have gone down with his ship and his friends.

Arizona was destroyed, taking 1,177 of its crew to their deaths. A few days before the attack he was sent on temporary assignment to the U.S.S. He served as a reporter and photographer for a military paper in 1941, and at Pearl Harbor he was assigned to the U.S.S. Chappie can still recount many tales from the days of World War II, but he says he would rather not remember Pearl Harbor because it is still so painful. At 88 years old, George 'Chappie' Chapman, now a fly fisherman, resides in North Carolina with his wife Mary who is 84. This week, after discussing the meaning of this anniversary with the editor of The Mountain Enterprise, I gave a call to someone I met several years ago. The effects of that attack live on still. There were 2,345 American military and 57 civilians killed 1,247 military and 35 civilians wounded with 188 aircraft destroyed. Two battleships, two destroyers and another ship sank in the first hours, taking their crews with them. Sleeping crew members received an earth-shaking call to duty. The surprise attack was swift and daring, catching the United States Pacific Fleet in the harbor.

On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan at 7:48 a.m. The Land of the Free And The Home Of The Brave: We Honor You Today VFW Auxiliary member Frances Durocher writes of the memories this day brings.-Editor Hundreds of thousands of American youth immediately joined the military. The event catapulted a hesitant American public into WWII.

was about to declare war, Japan struck first. Nevada before being run aground to avoid sinking during the surprise air and submarine attack by the Japanese Empire on the U.S.

Members of Frazier Park’s Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) brought this painting to us from their local meeting hall.

Pearl harbor land of the free home of the brave