Since it's close to December 7 and Christmas, I thought some of you might be interested in this little known story....

[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

[size=large]On December 7th Patrick Air Force Base honored ten survivors from the
Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, a day President Franklin Roosevelt said would
live in infamy. We traditionally remember that day because the Japanese
attack ushered us into World War II and took the lives of 2,388 Americans.
However, there is a little known story about that event that few Americans
have ever heard.

Mitsuo Fuchida, a Commander in the Imperial Japanese Navy, was the
air-strike leader of the Japanese carrier force that attacked Pearl Harbor.
Considered one of Japan

 

[Cierlast]

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[Jim West Pa]

Thanx for postin this Vern.
I am quite anxious now to see this movie.

War is a horrid thing.
Only the dead have seen the end of war.

 

[Jerry-Wi]

I read an account of his life many years ago but cannot remember the name of the book now. I did not recall that he became a US citizen. Thank for sharing.

Jerry