A Day To Remember

Sixty-five years have passed since December 7, 1941. The memory of the events of that day is still vivid. We had returned to our farm after services at Zion Congregational Church in Manvel, North Dakota at about 2 o’clock in the afternoon. I was doing something in the barn when my father called me to come to the house where I found everyone clustered around our radio listening to the reports of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I knew our lives had changed and would never be the same. I remember thinking about the coming Christmas and wondering if we would celebrate as usual. I remember wondering about my cousin Jack who had gone to Canada to join the Canadian army and about my close friend Warren, our hired-man, who enlisted in the Navy a few months earlier and was stationed at Pearl Harbor. Christmas came but was different, Eventually V-E and V-J Day came. Jack came home and so did Warren. For me December 7 remains a day to remember.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to each of you from all of us at the Crockett Museum and Historical Society

Moving On

We again celebrated Veteran's Day at the Museum with food, drinks, music (Aaron Cargo on the accordian) and lots of visiting. It was somewhat lighter than usual partly because of rain in the morning and because WWII vets are getting older. John Swett lost it's final game to St. Pat's. The Benedictine Ravens won.

I Like This Pope

Vatican City, Nov. 06, 2006 (CNA) - Meeting today with members of the Pontifical Academy of the Sciences, Pope Benedict XVI said that, “Christianity does not posit an inevitable conflict between supernatural faith and scientific progress,” and assured the scientists that the Church supports their scientific research so long as it is a sincere search for the truth.

IT'S ABOUT TIME

Multiple ceremonies to honor Korean veterans
TRI-VALLEY: One event's organizers say they want to recognize the war's troops before it's too late
By Meera Pal
CONTRA COSTA TIMES
The Korean War is referred to as the "Forgotten War," as it is often overshadowed in history by World War II and the Vietnam War.
"It was the first war in which American veterans came home without receiving the welcoming accolades and recognition from the American people," said retired Maj. Gen. Dan Helix, a Korean War veteran.