Sometimes we meet the greatest people when we clean. One of my regular customers was at Pearl during the attack. After I got done cleaning, I spent an hour talking with him, listening to his stories. What a great guy. Turns out he was 13 when the Japanese attacked. His dad was a skipper of a Navy Destroyer and they were stationed at Pearl. He was playing ball on a field with his friend when the Japanese planes flew right over him. He said he and his friends thought the Navy was testing some new planes from the East or that the Navy pilots were playing some sort of joke. Then all hell broke loose and the world changed in an instant. He also told me that he had also spotted a Japanese "Midget" sub out in the harbor. He reported it to the Navy command and it was bombed, but a few others got away. He ended up writing a book about it. The guy was just amazing to talk with and I felt very honored he shared his stories with me.
At the end of our conversation he gave me a signed copy of his book. I tried to pay him for it but he wasn't having any part of that. Next time i'm going to take it off his bill and a little extra. He's 90 years old. Guys like this aren't going to be around much longer. Truly the greatest generation.
His book is called."The Spies of Lanikai". It's of the true story of the Japanese spies that were stationed on the island before the attack.
Amazon link:
http://a.co/gHolgG7
At the end of our conversation he gave me a signed copy of his book. I tried to pay him for it but he wasn't having any part of that. Next time i'm going to take it off his bill and a little extra. He's 90 years old. Guys like this aren't going to be around much longer. Truly the greatest generation.
His book is called."The Spies of Lanikai". It's of the true story of the Japanese spies that were stationed on the island before the attack.
Amazon link:
http://a.co/gHolgG7
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