Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is like a blip on the radar for most Americans, and that is a tragedy. Not only did incredible stories emanate from the surprise attack by the Japanese on December 7, 1941—a day which still lives in infamy—but incredible feats of heroism through people like Dorie Miller and the birth of the United States of America as a global superpower would not have occurred had we not been compelled to enter World War II. It was a turning point and an avenue of rich history. The dead buried under the sea, and the few remaining fighting men who embody that history should be given proper attention and honor.
There are probably only about 10 left. Hence, the reason for this post-Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Feel-Good Friday.
For the second year in a row, Kimberlee Heinrichs mounted a GoFundMe to send her father, Navy veteran Ira “Ike” Schab, to the 81st Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony. Schab is now 102 years old, and wasn’t sure if he would be able to make it because of several health issues he suffered this year, as well as a fear of contracting pneumonia.
But, Schab was able to rally himself and, accompanied by his daughter Kimberlee and his son Karl (also a Navy veteran), Schab took the plane ride to Honolulu and took in the sights from the USS Arizona once again.Read More
