Pearl Harbor and Beyond

by HarryT

I was still a babe in my crib

When the “Day of Infamy” occurred

But as I grew, I could feel how this

Dastardly day affected our family

All my uncles volunteered or were drafted

My aunts seemed always a bit on edge

Mom said we were lucky, my dad

Didn’t have to go because he was 2A

A national defense plant worker

My uncles all came back, only one was

Wounded at the Battle of the Bulge

Two flew with the Army Airforce

My youngest uncle, Stan, volunteered

For the Navy at seventeen and

Was a radioman on a troopship when

Atomic bombs were dropped on Japan

He had the pleasure of notifying the Captain

That their ship was ordered back to Pearl Harbor

Uncle Stan said it was the happiest day of his life.

And he always kept President Truman in his prayers

For making the very difficult decision that...

"Thank God, ended the war."

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Write a poem of any style and any length
that commemorates the attack on Pearl Harbor
on December 7, 1941. Poetry only/Nonfiction
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Remembering how WW II affected our family.

Pearl Harbor and Beyond

by HarryT

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