As I sit here pondering the Thanksgiving just past and the upcoming Christmas Season, it is Dec. 7, 2011 and the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The intervening years have brought us Korea, Viet Nam, 9/11, Iraq and Afghanistan. With the exception of 9/11, none of these subsequent conflicts carried with it the national shock of Pearl Harbor.  The entire American populace was willingly propelled into 41/2  years of World War.  Throughout the American/Allied march to Tokyo, the memory of Pearl Harbor hung like a storm cloud, only ending with a "mushroom" cloud (a topic for another day).
Some have referred to that WWII generation as the greatest. I am not sure that is entirely accurate, however, that generation met, faced and overcame a monumental challenge. While we are currently going through some difficult economic times, we as a nation would be significantly different today had that generation not met the challenge! So today, as well as Veteran's Day remember those who served their country in those years after that day of "Infamy".

 

Nick DiLoreto, Flavin &Flavin