Letting Go

[howeird]

The day that will live in infamy has pretty much lost its meaning.

I wonder how much of Japan's leap to the forefront in technology is due to America's refusing to allow them to waste any significant dollars on things military? It certainly accounts for their lack of saber-rattling for the past 60+ years.

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[mastersantiago.livejournal.com]

I wonder how my algebra teacher Mr. Ofishe is doing today. His birthday was December 7, 1941....

That's why it was called "The Day that will live forever in infamy."

Okay, seriously, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if this were true. In fact I suspect you are exactly right. I've certainly heard this perspective many times in the past.

[howeird]

LOL. My senior civics teacher in high school, who was drafted into the Army for WWII, said that since they had destroyed half our navy, it was "the day that will live in infantry"

[semy-of-pearls.livejournal.com]

Oh, crud, you're right!

Every time, Dec 7th sneaks up on me....

I remember Normandy well enough, as it is also my mother's birthday, but we have better things to celebrate than the liberation of France. The fact that my mother is still around is good enough.

I hope the lives lost at Pearl Harbor are properly remembered, but I also weep for the Japanese. They were treated so badly.

[unseelie23.livejournal.com]

My numbers are a little out of date, but they spend no more than 1% of the GDP on the military, which put them in the top 10 in terms of expenditures due to the size of their economy during the 80's and 90's. Not sure where they stand currently.

[dancingshaman.livejournal.com]

"The day that will live in infamy has pretty much lost its meaning."

No. It (http://www.pearlharbormemorial.com/site/pp.asp?c=fqLQJ2NNG&b=137919) really (http://www.nps.gov/usar/) hasn't (http://www.wwiimemorial.com/), and 2,896 soldiers, sailors and Marines would like you to remember otherwise.