Today as we remember the 69th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, a day that forever changed America, let us remember and commemorate those some 2,408 men and women who perished on that fateful day. Our Military Forces lost 188 aircraft as well as 4 battleships which were sunk. They included The USS Arizona BB-39, The USS California BB-44,The USS Oklahoma BB-37, and The USS West Virgina BB-48. Let us also pay tribute and commemorate those who survived that vicious and unprovoked attack. At the time of the attack there were approximately some 60,000 military personnel on the island of Oahu. Out of those 60,000 there are only some 3,000 still alive who will remember and commemorate this 69th Anniversary.
I was lucky enough to befriend a Pearl Harbor Survivor way back in December of 1993. His name is Franky Frucci and I would like to dedicate this blog to him, wherever he is. Franky was stationed at Hickam Air Field on the morning of December 7th 1941 and had no idea that he would become part of that "day of infamy" as President Roosevelt called it. I feel very blessed to have heard Franky's story first hand and to imagine what that day was like, while listening to his story. As a token of our friendship as well as my awe of Franky and his experiences, he gave me an autographed Pearl Harbor Survivor License Plate that is shown in the picture. It's a momento that I will always cherish and hold dear. Tomorrow we owe it to Franky and those roughly 3,000 other survivors to remember them and their sacrifices, as well as those who lost their lives on that December morning 69 years ago today...
The pictures below were taken with the old Brownie camera below as well...
This is a license plate given to Scott as a token of our friendship from Franky Frucci:
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