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Pearl Harbor Survivors Remember Attack

December 7, 1941 is a day Albert and Geno Morosi will never forget.  On that day, 69 years ago, the two brothers were serving in the US Navy on board the USS Maryland. Albert Morosi, who was only 19 years old, remembers clearly the morning of the Pearl Harbor attack.  "There were three of us. We were on the quarter deck and we were drinking a cup of coffee. We saw the planes. We didn't pay much attention to them coming in, until they started straight for the ships and the island. We could see the emblem and we knew it was the Japanese. It was a perplexing day, believe me."

Albert ran to the lower deck of the ship to help supply ammunition while his older brother, Geno, was sent up above to man anti-aircraft guns. Geno remembers scrambling to get into position, "It was Sunday, some people went to church, some had shore leave, so they sent us up on the aircraft guns. Did we hit anything? I don't know. It was zoom, they were gone, ya know." The USS Maryland was tied to the USS Oklahoma which acted as a barrier, but after being attacked the Oklahoma started to capsize threatening the Maryland and everyone on it. "They (sailors) cut our connection between us and the Oklahoma," recalls Geno Morosi. "I couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe the devastation that was behind us... it was quite a shock to see that."  Geno later witnessed the Oklahoma exploding into flames. "It blew. Fire came out. Blew the guys over the side and everywhere else."

One day later, December 8, 1941, Albert wrote a post card to his parents  in Illinois to let them know he was alive. The post card read: "I am well. Letter to follow at first opportunity." That same day, Albert and other sailors formed a working rescue party to go on board the USS West Virginia and assess the damage. "There were parts of bodies laying all over the deck and everything else, that was something I never wanted to see again." The surprise attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii took the lives of 2,400 Americans.

After the war, Albert settled in California and Geno in Michigan. They still talk on the phone about once a week. While the number of Pearl Harbor survivors is rapidly declining, approximately 3,000 are still alive, Albert says he doesn't view himself as a hero. "The ones who survived aren't the heroes, it's the ones who perished are the ones who should really be remembered, they gave their lives."
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As I read the few posts reminding us of what December 7, 1941 was I am struck by a few things.  One is that on Dec. 7, 1941 we knew it was the Japanese who were bombing our men.  I am one of those who do not believe it was a *sneak* attack but one that was well known by the White House.
I do not believe it was Al Quida (sp?) that was behind the Sept. 11, 2001 attack in New York City.  I believe, after reading many reports and opinions, that it was another of the ENEMY WITHIN operations to keep the American people in a state of FEAR of others and to make sure they do not investigate the real enemy that resides within this OCCUPATION FORCE that controls what we call our American government.
I do not believe that any other nation on this earth had or has the ability to destroy America.  This had and has to be accomplished by the ENEMY WITHIN.  That Trojan Horse filled with weapons of more than MASS destruction.  The OCCUPATION FORCE IN WDC and State capitols.
Deception at every turn, control of the media to ensure the people are fed just enough daily to keep them on edge, unable to clearly think.  Fill them with sleazy *news* of entertainers and their lives.  Create an economy that forces both parents to work so that the children are placed in the care of others, thus breaking that family bond.  Pump up inflation to devalue the dollar and increase the price of goods.  Create diseases and chemical medications to further blur the minds of those who would otherwise resist this chicanery.  Use the military as guinea pigs for medical experiments and other technological weapons  (EMP).  Keep repeating that it is Patriotic to invade another land and kill the people who live there under the pretense that they hate us and want to kill us, and that you are protecting America by doing so.  Give tax exemptions to the religious community so that the government can control what is preached from the pulpits.  Set up a government agency to APPROVE foods and drugs so that the poisons can be granted the appearances of being SAFE when the fact is they are killing those who consume them.  Set up a *Homeland Security Agency* to ensure that the borders of America are held wide open for foreign operatives to enter while Americans are sexually molested at airports, train and bus depots, as well as other locations, under the PRETENSE of it being for their SAFETY.  Place a foreign ILLEGAL in the White House and then prosecute those who refuse to comply with orders (LTC LAKIN) from that fraud Obama.  Silence one way or another all questions related to the eligibility of Obama to even be in America much less sit as the president.
How many LIES do people have to be fed before they begin to PUKE it all up and go after the ones forcing this vomit down our throats?  How many Waco’s?  How Many Ruby Ridges?  How many other Occupation Force attacks on Legal, law abiding Americans do you have to stand by and watch before you rise up and fight back?  Most get far more angry over not getting cell phone bars than they do over their neighbors being attacked under the color of unconstitutional laws.  That is America Today.  A big difference from the America of Dec. 7, 1941.
Read More: As I read the few posts reminding us of what December 7, 1941 was I am struck by a few things.  One is that on Dec. 7, 1941 we knew it was the Japanese who were bombing our men.  I am one of those who do not believe it was a *sneak* attack but one that was well known by the White House.

I do not believe it was Al Quida (sp?) that was behind the Sept. 11, 2001 attack in New York City.  I believe, after reading many reports and opinions, that it was another of the ENEMY WITHIN operations to keep the American people in a state of FEAR of others and to make sure they do not investigate the real enemy that resides within this OCCUPATION FORCE that controls what we call our American government.

I do not believe that any other nation on this earth had or has the ability to destroy America.  This had and has to be accomplished by the ENEMY WITHIN.  That Trojan Horse filled with weapons of more than MASS destruction.  The OCCUPATION FORCE IN WDC and State capitols.

Deception at every turn, control of the media to ensure the people are fed just enough daily to keep them on edge, unable to clearly think.  Fill them with sleazy *news* of entertainers and their lives.  Create an economy that forces both parents to work so that the children are placed in the care of others, thus breaking that family bond.  Pump up inflation to devalue the dollar and increase the price of goods.  Create diseases and chemical medications to further blur the minds of those who would otherwise resist this chicanery.  Use the military as guinea pigs for medical experiments and other technological weapons  (EMP).  Keep repeating that it is Patriotic to invade another land and kill the people who live there under the pretense that they hate us and want to kill us, and that you are protecting America by doing so.  Give tax exemptions to the religious community so that the government can control what is preached from the pulpits.  Set up a government agency to APPROVE foods and drugs so that the poisons can be granted the appearances of being SAFE when the fact is they are killing those who consume them.  Set up a *Homeland Security Agency* to ensure that the borders of America are held wide open for foreign operatives to enter while Americans are sexually molested at airports, train and bus depots, as well as other locations, under the PRETENSE of it being for their SAFETY.  Place a foreign ILLEGAL in the White House and then prosecute those who refuse to comply with orders (LTC LAKIN) from that fraud Obama.  Silence one way or another all questions related to the eligibility of Obama to even be in America much less sit as the president.

How many LIES do people have to be fed before they begin to PUKE it all up and go after the ones forcing this vomit down our throats?  How many Waco’s?  How Many Ruby Ridges?  How many other Occupation Force attacks on Legal, law abiding Americans do you have to stand by and watch before you rise up and fight back?  Most get far more angry over not getting cell phone bars than they do over their neighbors being attacked under the color of unconstitutional laws.  That is America Today.   A big difference from the America of Dec. 7, 1941.

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Kalispell band honors Pearl Harbor veterans, USS Arizona


Tuesday is a day of remembrance across America as we pause to remember the attack on Pearl Harbor.
December 7th - the day that will live in infamy - saw Pearl Harbor attacked and thousands killed. At the heart of the attack was the battleship USS Arizona, which sank and entombed hundreds of sailors.
The Kalispell band Marshall Catch has written a song as a tribute to those who died and those who served.
Frontman Luke Lautaret and his bandmates have created a song that honors the USS Arizona, the ship which remains on the bottom of the ocean after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Lautaret explained, "For my grandparents, that was our September 11th, that was to them...that was as emotional, like a loss of innocence just like September 11th was for us."
Bass player Aidan Foshay feels the song is important and almost a history lesson of sorts for those not familiar with the World War II battleship; Foshay noted, "Something heart touching, you know an easy history lesson. [It] kinda goes from the birth of the ship to the untimely demise of the ship. [It] kinda just keeps it there, keeps it fresh in your mind."
Guitarist Arron Danreuther says his grandfather served in World War II and the song has special meaning for him. He explained, "He died seven or eight years ago, so I got to spend like some last moments with him, and talk about World War II, and what he did there. A little bit about why they were there, so [it's] a good song, a special song for me."
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