Comments by "Itinerant Patriot" (@itinerantpatriot1196) on "Pearl Harbor: A Day That Lives in Infamy | 5 Minute Video" video.

If you haven't done so I highly recommend a visit to the Arizona Memorial. I was fortunate enough to go there in the 1980s and the two tour guides on board the Arizona that day were both Pearl Harbor survivors, one of them being on the Arizona when the attack occurred. They were very gracious and I had a fascinating discussion with them. The gentleman who survived the Arizona attack told me he was going to have his ashes interred alongside his shipmates, an honor reserved for those who served on the Arizona at the time of the attack. I'm fairly certain his ashes are with his brothers now. I also had the privilege of speaking with a man who survived the Bataan Death March and the trip to Japan on a Hell Ship prior to the Philippine liberation and a Marine who was injured during the landing at Peleliu. One trait all these men had in common was a great deal of dignity, which is quite amazing when you consider how viscous the fighting in The Pacific was. Unfortunately, most of the WWII veterans are gone now, including former Senator Bob Dole who passed away today. I may have had differences with him on some matters of policy but he was a true patriot who did a lot for the WWII Memorial, a project I also did a lot of fund raising for. May he, and all his brothers and sisters in arms rest in peace and may God's light shine on them. They really did save the world.
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