08-06-2008, 09:53
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Anyone know what happened on this day?
Today marks the anniversary of what..... 
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08-06-2008, 10:05
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Hiroshima!
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08-06-2008, 10:05
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On august 6th, 1945, the atomic bomb "little boy" was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.
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Last edited by Moving Target; 08-06-2008 at 10:07.
Reason: CPTAUSRET beat me to it.
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08-06-2008, 10:12
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I just started reading this book.
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the wake of World War ll
Author John W Dower
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08-06-2008, 10:15
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It's my wife's birthday
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08-06-2008, 10:17
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Quote:
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Today marks the anniversary of what..... |
The saving of over a MILLION lives.
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08-06-2008, 10:20
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It's my wife's birthday |
Happy birthday Mrs. M!
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08-06-2008, 10:25
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Quote:
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It's my wife's birthday |
Happy Birthday Mrs. JM 
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I believe that SF is a 'calling' - not too different from the calling missionaries I know received. I knew instantly that it was for me, and that I would do all I could to achieve it. Most others I know in SF experienced something similar. If, as you say, you HAVE searched and read, and you do not KNOW if this is the path for you --- it is not....
Zonie Diver
SF is a calling and it requires commitment and dedication that the uninitiated will never understand......
Jack Moroney
SFA M-2527, Chapter XXXVII
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08-06-2008, 10:27
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August 6, 1862
"The C.S.S. Arkansas, the most feared Confederate ironclad on the Mississippi River, is blown up by her crew after suffering mechanical problems during a battle with the U.S.S. Essex near Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The Arkansas's career lasted just 23 days. In August 1861, the Confederate Congress appropriated $160,000 to construct two ironclad ships for use on the Mississippi. Similar in style to the more famous C.S.S. Virginia (Merrimack), the ships were both 165 feet long and 35 feet wide, and were constructed in Memphis. Since a labor shortage delayed completion, they were not finished when the Union captured Memphis in May 1862. One ironclad was burned to prevent capture, and the Arkansas was towed south to the Yazoo River..."
http://www.hunleystore.com/CSS%20arkansas1h.jpg
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-h...tegoryId=civil
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08-06-2008, 15:13
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Lives Saved
Quote:
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The saving of over a MILLION lives.
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When these Bozos question the wisdom of dropping those bombs (I'm being nice), I remember my father was in the Pacific in Anti-Aircraft Artillery having just converted from Coastal Artillery. If it wasn't for the bomb, I am convinced he would not have returned home, married and started a family. In other words, the main blame on the BOMB is I was born.
P.S. Happy Birthday Mrs. M.
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08-06-2008, 16:09
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When these Bozos question the wisdom of dropping those bombs (I'm being nice), I remember my father was in the Pacific in Anti-Aircraft Artillery having just converted from Coastal Artillery. If it wasn't for the bomb, I am convinced he would not have returned home, married and started a family. In other words, the main blame on the BOMB is I was born.
P.S. Happy Birthday Mrs. M.
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The ‘Bozos’ fail to see that if the bombs had not been dropped, Japan would have been raised. The population would have been decimated; its cities, industry, agriculture… everything. With the winter of 45/46, the people would have been dying from the cold, starvation and disease.
On March 9th & 10th of 1945, we bombed Tokyo with incendiaries, more than 100,000 died. Now if we extend this technique to the rest of the island… I think you could argue that the use of the bomb was both just and compassionate.
 And of course, Happy Birthday Mrs. M. 
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08-06-2008, 19:41
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It's my wife's birthday |
Happy Birthday to Mrs. M and many more!
And heartfelt thanks to the men planned and the men who flew this mission.
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08-06-2008, 20:22
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Col. Paul W Tibbets Jr. 2-23-1915 to 11-1-2007
At 02:45 AM on Aug.6,1945 a B-29 Superfortess took off from North Field Tinian Island piloted by Col.Paul W Tibbets Jr. en route to Hiroshima, Japan. At 09:15:15seconds the first Atom Bomb was used in combat. Regard's, tom kelly
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08-06-2008, 20:24
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Today marks the anniversary of what..... |
Japan's first experience with global warming?
Richard
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08-06-2008, 21:15
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Happy birthday Mrs. Colonel Moroney!
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