I can't let the morning go by without noting that today is Pearl Harbor Day.
As the living veterans of that day age and leave us, it is - I believe - more important that we keep the day in mind, and remember that the world is often a dangerous place.
We should also keep in mind that we can triumph over danger and that we can do so in a way that doesn't surrender what makes us human.
Next summer I'll be heading to Japan for a few weeks to meet my family-by-marriage. Think about how unlikely that would have seemed in 1941.
And how 1941 is recent enough that the young men and women who were in uniform are still with us.
So let's think about that the next time we look at the world today - and despair and worry that the strife we see will last forever...
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Even though the papers don’t mention it anymore, we are still remembering what happened that day and the many Americans that were slaughtered by the Japanese on their surprise attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor that sunny Sunday, 68 years ago today. It saddens me to think back to what a unified nation we were at one time.
When the good of the nation was in the forefront of the mind of its citizenry. A seriousness about our freedoms and the rights of others to be free. Today is a day to think about the "greatest generation" that fought that war and it's our job to thank all those who fought afterward in the wars and police actions. The way our education system is working in a few years Pearl Harbor will be forgotten. This was and is still the best country on the face of the Earth but we need to learn from History. That will be hard if our children are not taught what has been done.