Pearl Harbor Day
In remembrance of a man buried in the belly of a battleship.
His name was Victor Lawrence Jeans. Gram and Auntie Fern called him Cousin Lawrence.
He joined the US Navy and was on the USS ARIZONA that 7th day of December, 1941.
An Old Cold Spot
My brother Mike emailed me this photo last night. He said this was a goodbye salute that he snapped today in his garage where this old freezer has been chugging away since 1988. That was the year our mama decided she was tired of bending over and digging through it. Besides, she no longer needed the capacity and hadn't for several years. Mike and my sister-in-law spent the next 25 years "digging" through this old freezer. My sis-in-law was very good at keeping it and the cupboards stocked. The two of them kept promising each other that "It is going to die soon, so we will just keep it until that day." Twenty-five years may seem like a very long life for a freezer. It is MUCH older than that. Sears only sold Coldspot through 1976. I thought that my parent's purchased this freezer in the sixties. My brother said he put the serial number 'on-line' and it matched a 1953 manufacturing date. Here is a close up of the make and model that
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Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
From the Fallen by Laurence Binyon.
My Grandpa (98 yrs old) is one of the oldest living Pearl Harbor Survivors.
Of course, he still remembers that day and has told many stories.
Thank you for remembering Pearl Harbor Day and for your cousins's sacrifice.
:)
He still is one.
They were all so young...
Great quote by WT.
Incredible post Pamela. Incredible.
♥Pam
AJ: I feel spoiled and ungrateful
Swampy: I want to go there very much
WT: I loved that comment
Sue: please write about Grandpa (or have you and I just need to go back to that post)
Jenny: On the 50th anniversary I read so many stories - and I was amazed at the heroic living and dying
Jodi: And the old "wisemen" sit around and think they are "wise"
Walker: Sacrifice is left to the military today. I recall my parents talking about the things they had to give up during the 2nd World War. The rest of us are spoiled and indulgent.
Pam: Thanks. It was something I wanted for my kids and grandkids to have
I thought about Pearl Harbor a lot yesterday.......
I thought about Pearl Harbor a lot yesterday.......
If you can email me my address is:
ajeans@strongpipkin.com
Thanks.