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Post by Werebeaver on Apr 2, 2024 11:00:41 GMT -8
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Post by beavaristotle on Apr 2, 2024 12:26:37 GMT -8
that is a real hero, thank you and RIP |
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Post by lebaneaver on Apr 2, 2024 13:32:02 GMT -8
Very sobering being above that ship, with all the names on that beautiful memorial, having NO idea the kind of hell they suffered. Everyone should experience it at least once. RIP
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Post by believeinthebeavs on Apr 2, 2024 17:34:44 GMT -8
Very sobering being above that ship, with all the names on that beautiful memorial, having NO idea the kind of hell they suffered. Everyone should experience it at least once. RIP I was there 25 years ago. It is truly sobering, it felt heavy to me. Like the air weighed more. |
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Post by ag87 on Apr 2, 2024 18:28:12 GMT -8
I ran the Honolulu Marathon (poorly) in 2011. The marathon is either the first full weekend in December or the weekend after Thanksgiving. Anyway, I stayed at the Hilton and the hotel was having the 70th reunion for Pearl Harbor survivors. They had an outdoor dinner and I saw about 15 guys there. They were all very old. I think every veteran had someone younger with them, maybe a child, grandchild, caregiver, etc with them. I tried not to gawk, but it was emotional for me. As young men they had all been through a terrible ordeal and I'm sure some acted with heroism. I completely felt the finiteness of life. Thanks to all for their sacrifice and service. We will be seeing you soon.
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Post by beaverdude on Apr 3, 2024 8:43:27 GMT -8
The Marine Corps sent me to the Philippines twice. On the 2nd tour I went to Corregidor and Bataan.
Conditions on Corregidor were horrible. Living in caves and man-made bunkers, continuing the fight after the food and ammunition ran out, knowing there would be no re-supply.
Their reward? A 65 mail march on Bataan.
I walked 20 miles of the route as an able bodied 20 year old, not someone who'd been beaten and deprived of food an water. It was hot, humid, and the terrain was difficult. I can only imagine what drove those men to take each step.
War is hell and we're fortunate that we had a generation who found a way to endure and overcome.
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Post by beavaristotle on Apr 4, 2024 17:02:25 GMT -8
Another hero gone. Chuck Mawhinney past away in early February at home in Baker city. The deadliest sniper in Marine Corps history. 103 confirmed kills and 260 presumed kills all before the age of 20. Came back and quietly lived out his life working for the forest service and keeping his past to himself for most of his life. Hell of a burden to carry, but a man doing what had to be done.
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Post by spudbeaver on Apr 10, 2024 10:01:56 GMT -8
I ran the Honolulu Marathon (poorly) in 2011. The marathon is either the first full weekend in December or the weekend after Thanksgiving. Anyway, I stayed at the Hilton and the hotel was having the 70th reunion for Pearl Harbor survivors. They had an outdoor dinner and I saw about 15 guys there. They were all very old. I think every veteran had someone younger with them, maybe a child, grandchild, caregiver, etc with them. I tried not to gawk, but it was emotional for me. As young men they had all been through a terrible ordeal and I'm sure some acted with heroism. I completely felt the finiteness of life. Thanks to all for their sacrifice and service. We will be seeing you soon. A good family friend of my dad's went back every year for the reunion. He didn't talk about it much, but when he did it was fascinating. Those guys were a cut above. |
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