December 7th, 1941--A Date Which Will Live In Infamy

This past week I finished reading—well, I listened to the audio book—The War by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns. Throughout my childhood I heard only snippets about the war since my father, who was a Marine during World War II—volunteering on January 1, 1942 and serving in the Pacific until the War was over in late 1945—clearly didn’t want to discuss it. “Never look back” is one of his signature quotes. But we need to be reminded of the hundreds of thousands of families whose loved ones gave their lives to defend our country and advance the cause of freedom. This book is a “compelling, unflinching narrative”, “an intimate, profoundly affecting chronicle of the war”, and I believe should be required reading for all Americans.