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Veteran's Day
This is my tribute to my father, and to all veterans. I
thank God every day for him and veterans like him, without whom we wouldn't
have the freedoms we've grown accustomed to. Freedoms that too many Americans
take for granted. War is a horrible thing, and I in no way am attempting
to glorify it. However, in some cases it is necessary.
My father is a World War II veteran. Joining the Navy when
he was just 17, he was stationed aboard the U.S.S. Pensacola (CA-24), where
he served bravely until the war's end in 1945. The Pensacola was a heavy
cruiser, part of the screen of ships protecting the carrier U.S.S. Hornet,
and later the Enterprise. The Pensacola saw much action, and earned 13 Battle
Stars for her part in 13 major battles fought in the Pacific, including
Midway, Iwo Jima, and Guadalcanal.
The Pensacola's armament consisted of 20mm and 40mm anti-aircraft
guns, and 5 inch and 8 inch guns. My father was a gunner on a 5 inch mount.
The 5 inch guns were multi-purpose, used for ship-to-ship, ship-to-shore,
and anti-aircraft. My father has related to me that his scariest moments
were during Kamikaze attacks, when the enemy planes had to be literally
"blown from the sky", or centrifigul force would carry them into
the ship. Fotunately, no Kmikaze planes hit the Pensacola, but she was strafed,
bombed, shelled, and torpedoed.
She survived the war, only to be sunk off the coast of
Washington State during nuclear bombardment testing in the late '40s. An
unmagnanimous end to a grand career. She was a proud ship, and her officers
and crew fought with unwavering courage.
If you or anyone you know served aboard the Pensacola,
please e-mail me. I would love
to hear from you.
As an aside, I just want to say that I abhor the treatment
our Vietnam Veterans have received by this country. Vietnam was a "dirty"
war in my opinion, created I believe, by mis-guided politicians. The men
and women who fought there were simply doing their duty, answering the call
from our armed forces. In my eyes they are all heroes. I salute you!
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