Pearl Harbor
While I'm pretty sure that there are not many of the men and women who were there on that day in History, who are still out driving their RVs around, I don't doubt though, that there are plenty of chi...
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I joined the Navy on December 7 1981, on the 40 year Anniversary. Reported to boot camp in San Diego on January 20 1982. My First ship station sent me to Pearl Harbor Naval base.
I spent a total of 19 years stationed at Pearl Harbor, on four ships and two shore duty stations. I work at the Pearl Harbor Shipyard now. I just went over 10 years on December 1st. One of the old timers who worked(now retired)at ship yard told me a story of his Father at the ship yard during the attack in 1941. He was operating a Portal Crane on rail tracks by the Piers and he would raise his Crane to full height and run up and down the track to try and knock down low flying Japanese planes during the attack. He was not injured during the attack. The story was repeated during the Pearl Harbor Shipyard 100 year Anniversary in 2008 during, a TV news interview, locally.
Everyday i look at the Arizona Memorial, its right out my work building window. I still get that funny feeling in my Stomach and say a silent prayer.
Scott
I spent a total of 19 years stationed at Pearl Harbor, on four ships and two shore duty stations. I work at the Pearl Harbor Shipyard now. I just went over 10 years on December 1st. One of the old timers who worked(now retired)at ship yard told me a story of his Father at the ship yard during the attack in 1941. He was operating a Portal Crane on rail tracks by the Piers and he would raise his Crane to full height and run up and down the track to try and knock down low flying Japanese planes during the attack. He was not injured during the attack. The story was repeated during the Pearl Harbor Shipyard 100 year Anniversary in 2008 during, a TV news interview, locally.
Everyday i look at the Arizona Memorial, its right out my work building window. I still get that funny feeling in my Stomach and say a silent prayer.
Scott
