A Day That will Live in Infamy

[cgrossi at dwc.edu (Christopher Grossi)]

Wow that's crazy. A C-47 is like a sitting duck against axis fighters. Big
target.

Chris


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John S. Lagnese" <jlagnese@massed.net>
To: "Chris Bennett" <scirocco16vr32@gmail.com>; "Scirocco List"
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 8:18 PM
Subject: Re: A Day That will Live in Infamy


> Sure, I'd be interested. My father was in the Army Air Corps during the
war.
> Flew radio on UNARMED C-47s.
> John
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris Bennett" <scirocco16vr32@gmail.com>
> To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 7:08 PM
> Subject: A Day That will Live in Infamy
>
>
> Don't forget about tomorrow Ladies and Gents.  It's a day very near to my
> heart.
>
> One of my sailors today I asked her--and she makes me feel old...
> 18yrs old if she is a day, not a moment older--I asked her what was
> significant about tomorrow.  She had no idea.  I can say it is sad
> that someone in this day in age can give you a complete rundown of
> every season of "Friends" but doesn't know what December 7th is,
> however I cannot FATHOM (wink wink) the concept of someone serving
> their country in the NAVY and not know about Pearl Harbor.
>
> So my young sailor is going to give her shipmates a 20 minute oration
> on the significance of tomorrow.  I am not that mean, but the Chief
> Petty Officer that also heard her say she didn't know what it meant,
> IS that mean.
>
> I have some very heartwrenching photos of the day of the attack if
> anyone would like to see them.  If it's one or two I can email them
> but if it alot I will throw them up on photobucket or something.
>
> Chris
>
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