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Question of the day: Do you think people do enough to remember Pearl Harbor and why is it important to remember it?
By dwray in The nature of things
December 7, 2010

It's become a cliche, but FDR dubbed Dec. 7 "a date which will live in infamy." Next year will be the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, which just made me wonder, do people still think it's a day worth remembering? So wrapped in my coat that's too thin I shivered my way to IHOP to ask the people what they think. Here's what they said:

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“Yeah I think it’s very important, but people don’t really know what today is all about. It’s a part of our history and I think we should realize what it stands for.” – Marlene Dreier-Rangnow, nursing home employee, Victoria.

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“I think they should remember, but I don’t think people do. I think it’s important because a lot of our fathers and grandfathers died in that war.” – David Pohl, oil field worker, Hallettsville.

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“Yeah. It seems like it’s only in Hollywood that they really remember now. I think 9/11 cast a pretty big shadow over everything else. It could be remembered more.” –Travis Prewett, land man, Houston.

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“I remember it. It’s important because it was one of the United States’ biggest tragedies.” – Colton Eichholz, student, Victoria.