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As Memorial Day approaches, remembering a sense of national unity
By JOHN GALLASPY
Thu,05/22/25-6:21PM , 1,764 Reads
I am not the only one who remembers the Sunday afternoon in 1941 when we sat by our radios and listened to the news of Pearl Harbor. My family had a little Philco radio, and almost four years later we once more tried to tune out the static so we could share in the ceremony on September 2, 1945, when the Japanese leaders stood before Gen.
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All are invited to Pearl Harbor Day remembrance ceremony
By JOHN GALLASPY - American Legion Post 24
Thu,11/14/24-4:16PM , 215 Reads
Post 24 of The American Legion invites the God-fearing and faithful citizens of Washington Parish and surrounding area to join in and participate in our annual observance of Pearl Harbor Day on the morning of December 7, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. in the “old” Legion building in Lakeview.
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Pearl Harbor casualty from Varnado to be buried on December 7
By JOHN GALLASPY - Editor
Wed,11/30/22-3:57PM , 1,372 Reads
On the early morning of December 7, 1941, ground troops at Scofield Barracks in Honolulu were waiting in the breakfast line in the mess hall, and Seamen aboard the USS Oklahoma were enjoying their Sabbath respite when an alarm sounded, announcing an air attack of unbelievable force.
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