Tag Archives: Pearl Harbor

A photo of Bob McKenney (left), Richard Schimmel (center bottom), and two other Pearl Harbor survivors hangs in Schimmel's home office. DoD photo by Katie Lange

Vet, 94, Recalls Friend’s Lifelong Regret Over Pearl Harbor

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Katie Lange

Richard Schimmel, 19, was one of the first to know the Japanese were coming on Dec. 7, 1941. Here’s his story on how his co-worker’s warning was ignored.
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Posted in DoD News, Education, Military History, Rotator | Tagged Army, George Elliot, Japanese, Joe Lockard, Joe McDonald, Opana radar site, Pearl Harbor, radar, Richard Schimmel, warning, World War II | Leave a comment

USS Iwo Jima sails past the Statue of Liberty as it enters New York Harbor prior to Veterans Week NYC 2016, which honors the service of all our nation’s veterans. #USNavy #NYC #VeteransDay #NeverForget Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Carla Giglio

Daily SITREP: Veterans Day Reflections, the Battle for Mosul & More

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Katie Lange

From the military services and around the DoD, here’s your Daily SITREP for Monday, Nov. 14, 2016.
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Posted in Daily SITREP, Rotator | Tagged Afghanistan, Daily SITREP, ISIL, Melvin Heckman, Mosul, Pearl Harbor, suicide bombing, Veteran's Day, Vietnam War | Leave a comment

Navy veteran Melvin Heckman. Photo courtesy of the Heckman family

Pearl Harbor Survivor: USS Arizona Came ‘Completely Out of the Water’

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Katie Lange

As we near the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks, some survivors from that day share their stories. Here’s Melvin Heckman’s.
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Posted in DoD News, Education, Military History, Rotator | Tagged 75th anniversary, Ford Island, Melvin Heckman, Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbor 75, Pearl Harbor survivor, USS Arizona, World War II | 2 Comments

Where Were You on 9/11?

Posted on September 10, 2014 by glenn.selby

9/11 is a date that will forever be etched in American history as a day our entire society was irrevocably changed. For better or worse, we’ll never be the same.
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Posted in 9/11, DoD News, Rotator | Tagged 9/11, Army, Boise State University, John F. Kennedy, Navy, Pearl Harbor, Pentagon, September 11, Vietnam, World Trade Center, World War II | 15 Comments

Photo: Navy Cmdr. George Borovina strokes through a 50m backstroke at Joint Base Pearl Harbor’s Scott Pool during a practice session in Pearl Harbor on Jan. 6, 2014 for the scheduled Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitation (WWPI) in Honolulu. WWPI is a competition among seriously wounded, ill and wounded service members from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy and Special Operations Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kenneth R. Hendrix/Released)

Worth A Thousand Words: 50m Backstroke

Posted on January 16, 2014 by bniegel

Navy Cmdr. George Borovina strokes through a 50m backstroke at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam’s Scott Pool during a practice session in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Jan. 6, 2014.
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Posted in Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Hawaii, Honolulu, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam’s Scott Pool, Navy, Navy and Special Operations Command, Navy Cmdr. George Borovina, Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Kenneth R. Hendrix, Pearl Harbor, service members, U.S Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, U.S. Special Operations Command, United States Air Force, United States Army, United States Coast Guard, United States Navy, United States Special Operations Command, USA, USAF, USMC, USN, Worth a Thousand Words, wounded warrior, Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitational | Leave a comment