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Pearl Harbor Survivor Al Bodenlos

Tom — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:01:21 +0000

Al can tell you plenty about building airport runways. Of course, most of those he helped build were on surfaces like coral under the threat of attack by the Japanese…..

A Court-Martial and Pearl Harbor

Tom — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:01:27 +0000

Sterling Cale acted with bravery and courage during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Why, then, was he going to be court-martialed? He couldn’t believe what he was hearing……

In the Waters at Pearl Harbor

Tom — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:01:49 +0000

He was an eyewitness to history, a man who was in the waters of Pearl Harbor during and after the Japanese attack, doing his part to fight back and preserve life…..

A Day That Will Live in Infamy

Tom — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:01:01 +0000

He was a farm boy from Illinois who thought he’d received the prime spot for anyone to serve in the military. On December 7th, 1941, he found himself surrounded by a day that will live in infamy…..

Pearl Harbor Remembered

Tom — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 06:01:41 +0000

Although the events of December 7th, 1941 are nearly seven decades old, Americans do remember. They honor those who gave their lives in service to their country and they recall the tragic events on a Sunday morning so long ago.

Days Americans Never Forget

Tom — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:01:20 +0000

Before there was a 9/11, there was December 7th. Both are days Americans will never forget. However, there are few Americans still living who where at Pearl Harbor that day…..

An 8-Year Old POW

Tom — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:01:36 +0000

Life was good for eight year old Tom Crosby, an American living in Manila in 1941. Then December 7th came, and his life changed forever…

Swimming in a Sea of Burning Oil

Tom — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:01:38 +0000

Stu Hedley may have believed that once he left his ship, the West Virginia, in Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941 that he was out of harm’s way. More obstacles were still to come…

Surviving Pearl Harbor: A First Hand Account

Tom — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:01:23 +0000

We’ve heard of the events of December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor. Today, we meet one of the men who survived aboard one of the battleships stationed there…