I hung my flag today.

December 7th, 1941

I had some family who fought in WWII.
That was a crazy time.

Quote from: Septy on December 07, 2014, 07:24:52 PM

December 7th, 1941

I had some family who fought in WWII.
That was a crazy time.

Both my great grandfathers fought in the war. Each on different sides.

Quote from: RocketRudolph287 on December 07, 2014, 07:28:57 PM

Quote from: Septy on December 07, 2014, 07:24:52 PM

December 7th, 1941

I had some family who fought in WWII.
That was a crazy time.

Both my great grandfathers fought in the war. Each on different sides.

Same.

Quote from: KinderEssen on December 07, 2014, 07:28:51 PM

japanese go to hell.

You know Japan is one of our best allies these days, right?

It's just the same joke others use

Quote from: KinderEssen on December 07, 2014, 07:28:51 PM

Didn't even bother checking the date today. Saw a flag at half-staff today and thought "huh, that's weird". Now it makes sense

japanese go to hell. pearl harbor worst day in america

People that died in Pearl Harbor - 3000
People that died in the Atomic bombings - 130,000

Japanese attacked America unprovoked and without any warning. We gave Japan plenty of warnings and let people know ahead of time. A land invasion would have dwarfed that of D-Day and at the end, would have left millions of Japanese citizens dead. It's well documented that on individual islands, the Japanese fought to the last man and at all costs, civilians included; there have been times they committed mass suicide

Quote from: Septy on December 07, 2014, 07:34:52 PM

Quote from: TBlocks on December 07, 2014, 07:32:29 PM

Quote from: Septy on December 07, 2014, 07:30:59 PM

Quote from: RocketRudolph287 on December 07, 2014, 07:28:57 PM

Quote from: Septy on December 07, 2014, 07:24:52 PM

December 7th, 1941

I had some family who fought in WWII.
That was a crazy time.

Both my great grandfathers fought in the war. Each on different sides.

Same.

One was on the Allies the other on the Axis ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

German and Serbian bby!

Details?

Quote from: TBlocks on December 07, 2014, 07:38:31 PM

Quote from: Septy on December 07, 2014, 07:34:52 PM

Quote from: TBlocks on December 07, 2014, 07:32:29 PM

Quote from: Septy on December 07, 2014, 07:30:59 PM

Quote from: RocketRudolph287 on December 07, 2014, 07:28:57 PM

Quote from: Septy on December 07, 2014, 07:24:52 PM

December 7th, 1941

I had some family who fought in WWII.
That was a crazy time.

Both my great grandfathers fought in the war. Each on different sides.

Same.

One was on the Allies the other on the Axis ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

German and Serbian bby!

Details?

What do you mean?

Quote from: AC on December 07, 2014, 07:39:41 PM

Quote from: TBlocks on December 07, 2014, 07:38:31 PM

Quote from: Septy on December 07, 2014, 07:34:52 PM

Quote from: TBlocks on December 07, 2014, 07:32:29 PM

Quote from: Septy on December 07, 2014, 07:30:59 PM

Quote from: RocketRudolph287 on December 07, 2014, 07:28:57 PM

Quote from: Septy on December 07, 2014, 07:24:52 PM

December 7th, 1941

I had some family who fought in WWII.
That was a crazy time.

Both my great grandfathers fought in the war. Each on different sides.

Same.

One was on the Allies the other on the Axis ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

German and Serbian bby!

Details?

What do you mean?

Your greatgrandfather or Septy's that was fighting for Serbians?

Quote from: Septy on December 07, 2014, 07:32:24 PM

Quote from: KinderEssen on December 07, 2014, 07:28:51 PM

Didn't even bother checking the date today. Saw a flag at half-staff today and thought "huh, that's weird". Now it makes sense

japanese go to hell. pearl harbor worst day in america

People that died in Pearl Harbor - 3000
People that died in the Atomic bombings - 130,000

Japanese attacked America unprovoked and without any warning. We gave Japan plenty of warnings and let people know ahead of time. A land invasion would have dwarfed that of D-Day and at the end, would have left millions of Japanese citizens dead. It's well documented that on individual islands, the Japanese fought to the last man and at all costs, civilians included; there have been times they committed mass suicide

Glad this argument was ended before it started.

Oddly enough I didn't hear anything on the news today.

Quote from: TBlocks on December 07, 2014, 07:41:55 PM

Quote from: AC on December 07, 2014, 07:41:11 PM

Quote from: TBlocks on December 07, 2014, 07:40:01 PM

Quote from: AC on December 07, 2014, 07:39:41 PM

Quote from: TBlocks on December 07, 2014, 07:38:31 PM

Quote from: Septy on December 07, 2014, 07:34:52 PM

Quote from: TBlocks on December 07, 2014, 07:32:29 PM

Quote from: Septy on December 07, 2014, 07:30:59 PM

Quote from: RocketRudolph287 on December 07, 2014, 07:28:57 PM

Quote from: Septy on December 07, 2014, 07:24:52 PM

December 7th, 1941

I had some family who fought in WWII.
That was a crazy time.

Both my great grandfathers fought in the war. Each on different sides.

Same.

One was on the Allies the other on the Axis ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

German and Serbian bby!

Details?

What do you mean?

Your greatgrandfather or Septy's that was fighting for Serbians?

Both were my grandfathers.
On each side.

Do you know anything further about who/where they served? My Grandfather was there and I was wondering if they might've met.

mmm I know more about my German side. But then again when they were still alive they barely talked about it. =/

Japanese attacked America unprovoked and without any warning

Umm...

Diplomatically, didn't we essentially slap them in the face beforehand for their Imperialism and barbarism in war? Didn't the Navy spot warning signs prior as well?

Quote from: KinderEssen on December 07, 2014, 07:36:12 PM

Quote from: Septy on December 07, 2014, 07:32:24 PM

Quote from: KinderEssen on December 07, 2014, 07:28:51 PM

Didn't even bother checking the date today. Saw a flag at half-staff today and thought "huh, that's weird". Now it makes sense

japanese go to hell. pearl harbor worst day in america

People that died in Pearl Harbor - 3000
People that died in the Atomic bombings - 130,000

Japanese attacked America unprovoked and without any warning. We gave Japan plenty of warnings and let people know ahead of time. A land invasion would have dwarfed that of D-Day and at the end, would have left millions of Japanese citizens dead. It's well documented that on individual islands, the Japanese fought to the last man and at all costs, civilians included; there have been times they committed mass suicide

The war was going to end anyway with Russia and Britain about to invade Japan.

We didn't even need to invade Japan, they would have surrendered. Also Japan started the war with the United States because it was their only choice to continue building their country. The U.S cut off Japan's oil supply and Japan had no natural oil fields. They had no choice but to start a war for resources.

U.S cut off oil to Japan because the Japanese invasions of China, notably Manchuria, and the notorious "Rape of Nanking" where Imperial soldiers not only killed Chinese soldiers, but committed horrendous acts to women and children

Even before the embargo and invasions, detailed predictions were made by Gen. Mitchell that Japan was going to attack Pearl Harbor on a Sunday

The war would have not ended with an invasion. It would have, but after every single man, women, child died from suicide or fighting against allied forces. Millions would have died

Quote from: KinderEssen on December 07, 2014, 07:36:12 PM

Japanese attacked America unprovoked and without any warning

Umm...

Diplomatically, didn't we essentially slap them in the face beforehand for their Imperialism and barbarism in war? Didn't the Navy spot warning signs prior as well?

Gen. Mitchell of the Army Air Corp made startling accurate predictions from the locations, to a plan, even the day/time of attack. Everybody laughed at him and the Navy hated him. But December 7th, 1941 was the day he was proven right. His predictions were of course a decade before Japan invaded China