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I was born in 1942 so I can't remember the actual day of the attack, but I remember the period growing up during the war and the all out respect and praise everyone had for our fighting men and women.
We played kid games we called "War" with toy guns..mostly sticks that looked like guns, chose up sides with the best being the GI's because the Gi's always won our battles. The Japs, Krouts, the Guks and everyother slang term we used at the time were always the losers and died.
I also remember laying in my US Navy bunkbed and looking out the window and expecting the Japs to come flying over the Hollywood Hills and start bombing us in another surprise attack. Well it never happend, and of course I grew up and realized that things had changed dramatically for the better.
One thing that has always stuck with me, is how much our people sacrificed for freedom and that we alone (pretty much )saved the world from a far different fate.
I want to give a special Thanks to all the World War Two Vets. and of course to all the folks that have and continue to fight for freedom and our country.
This is the time of the year for reflection, to count our blessings and good fortune and to appreciate all that we have here in America. It's the time to be considerate and help others even if we might need some help too. Just think how lucky we are to have these little hot rods ( Cobras )to play with, and to be able to discuss freely on this sight just about anything we want.
If you find a veteran sitting around somewhere..spend a few moments and learn some tidbits of our history and hopefully find a new appreciation of who we are and where we've been.
Happy Holidays Cobra fans, Bill
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