80 years ago today.

[douggie]

There are those who are still alive to tell the tale. It's only been 80 years.

 

[douggie]

My Great Uncle was a SeaBee and cleared a lot of jungles and built air strips.
One of my Uncles was on a ship heading to the Japanese Invasion when we dropped the bomb.

Thank God for that.


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"We Build, We Fight"

 

[Rex Racer]

During the Cold War, submarines were treated in the same manner. Up until the early 90s at least.

Two reasons I went into the USAF despite 4 years of NJROTC in high school, I like planes more than I like ships and AF Bases don't sink to the bottom of the ocean.

 

[dbldwn711]

Two reasons I went into the USAF despite 4 years of NJROTC in high school, I like planes more than I like ships and AF Bases don't sink to the bottom of the ocean.

Third reason was you got enough seamen in NJROTC to last a lifetime… or so you thought.

 

[CorpRebel]

 

[dbldwn711]

Anyone know if this is true? I'd like to think it is.
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sorry man… doesn’t appear to be true.

Fact Check-Photo does not show underwater flag as memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

By Reuters Fact CheckA photo claiming to show a diver in front of a massive underwater flag located at a Pearl Harbor Memorial site in Hawaii

mobile.reuters.com

Also, in all the times I’ve been there I’ve never heard of this.

 

[BigRedMoe]

sorry man… doesn’t appear to be true.

Fact Check-Photo does not show underwater flag as memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

By Reuters Fact CheckA photo claiming to show a diver in front of a massive underwater flag located at a Pearl Harbor Memorial site in Hawaii

mobile.reuters.com

Also, in all the times I’ve been there I’ve never heard of this.

Yeah, I really doubted it. A flag would probably last a month or two down there.

 

[Rex Racer]

Third reason was you got enough seamen in NJROTC to last a lifetime… or so you thought.

Take your faggotry elsewhere.