When you realize that the Pearl Harbor attacks took place 71 years ago, and that Bob Dole is 89 years old, it becomes clear that we don’t have too much time left with our beloved World War Two veterans. I’ve always found that generation to be filled with very impressive people. Whether they talked about the war or not, they had been hardened and shaped by it. I always feel a certain sense of reverence around them. It’s not just what they went through, because some of our boys have faced worse in Iraq or Afghanistan. It’s their connection to great history-changing events. I could study the 1930’s and 40’s for the rest of my life and never exhaust my fascination with that period. On Pearl Harbor Day, I’m sad to think about losing the last touchstones to the war.
Thought for Pearl Harbor Day
