HOW I PROFITED FROM MY POW EXPERIENCES
1. I learned to make light of, Laugh or use humor to combat adversity as apposed to griping or complaining about.
2. I developed a higher level of accountability for myself and for others.
Peter Thomas Lococo, “Pete”, 1/15/1950 – N/A, Branch: Army, Rank: E-4, Unit: 228th Avation Battalion, Outfit: Company A, 1st Calvarly Division, Service Dates: 1970 – 1971
Veteran Station: Vietnam, City: Lake St. Louis, MO, Drafted
A veteran is a man who fell in love with his country, for better, or worse – for richer, for poorer – in sickness and in heath. A veteran is a man who is willing to lay down his life for the Statue of Liberty so that her poor, her huddled masses, her homeless, her tempest tossed may breathe free and may enjoy life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
**Tune in to the Dave Glover Show on 97.1FM for an interview on Monday (Pearl Harbor Day) with Jim Parker, Chief Petty Officer/ Sonar Chief, Navy 1940-1957, as he remembers his experience during the Pearl Harbor attack.**
Remembering Our World War II Veterans- Ask Them About Their Memories of “December 7, 1941 a date which will live in infamy.”
The attack on Pearl Harbor (or Hawaii Operation, Operation Z, as it was called by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters) was an unannounced military strike conducted by the Japanese navy against the United States’ naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of Sunday, December 7, 1941, later resulting in the United States becoming militarily involved in World War II.