PHS Connection to “Lest We Forget”
In honor of Pearl Harbor Day, Pleasanton students (grades 7,8,10 and 11) connected to the “Lest We Forget” panel discussion with World War II veterans. The panel discussion originated from a regional education agency in Michigan. The veterans discussed their own experiences in World War II, one from the Pacific Theater fighting Japan, and two representing the European Theater, fighting Nazi Germany. The live interactive conference allowed students from Pleasanton to ask questions directly to the veterans.
Topics in the discussion related to each veteran’s story regarding the war while other topics ranged from their view of how war decisions are made to the process of coming home and adjusting to a normal life.
This video clips is captures the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day:
My name is Dalton Hand. I learned a lot about World War II. I thought the radar story was kind of cool. My Grandpa used to fly medic missions in Vietnam. He used to tell me stories about flying and what it was like to be in the war. Thank yo for your service!
Thank you for taking time to teach us about your experiences in World War 2. I really enjoyed listening to you guys. My Great-Grandpa was a pilot in the war. He had a heart attack shortly after his return from the war and died. So I have always been interested in World War 2 because of that. I don’t know much about him and I’m glad I could listen to you guys and picture what it would have been like for him in the war. Thanks.
Thanks for talking to me about you fighting in the war and teaching me about it. It had to be scary to fight in the war. How long did you have to stay in the war? Thank you for fighting for our country.
Thanks for talking to us about World War II. I enjoyed it and I believe it is our job to remember those who fought bravely for our country. My grandpa was a pilot in Vietnam. I never got to hear any of his stories because he died of a heart attack before I was born. I thank you because now I know of some of the things he went through. Thank you.
I learned alot of new things. Im so proud of you guys for fighting for our country. I learned how hard it was down there and not very fun. I thought the Radar story was cool. There aren’t that many Veterans left. I would like to know how many are left. Thank you very much
I learned a lot of new things about world war II. I learned more about the bombing of pearl harbor and the different stations of the war. My grandpa used to tell all of his grand kids his experiences in the war, he used to fly medic missions in Vietnam. They were great stories and I remember some very fondly. I very much appreciate your service to our country. Thanks so much!
thanks for telling us those facts about world war 2.I learned a lot and am thankful that you answered our questions. I am very thankful that you fought for us. I am happy that people recognize the people that fought. I hope that everyone thinks about what happened so it never happens again.i think that it would be very scary to go through what you did. thanks a lot.
Thank you for the time to teach us about what you guys experience in World War 2 . I really enjoyed listening about the what what you guys feels like when you were in the war. Thanks.
I am glad that you were willing to talk about what happened to you during to you in World War 2. My grandpa was a pilot in the war. His name was Ron Darby.
I have learned that tanks were a big part of the effort. Thank you for your service.
Thank you teaching us and helping our countries. I learned a lot about what you actually did in the war. You really find out bad it is and what war really is and how horrible it is. They said how important it is for our military to be able to protect us and they need to not decrease the defense budget. Thank you for what you did.
Thank you for taking time to teach us about what it was like in WW2.You have taught me a lot. I can’t imagine how horrible and life changing it was. My grandpa was an ammo transporter in Vietnam, but he used to tell me about how horrible the war was. He also told me how close to death he had come. I am very thankful for your service.
I greatly appreciate you taking time out of your day to teach us about your experiences in the War. I appreciate your service in the war. I was very interested in hearing about your experiences. I wish it was easier for you guys.
My dad was in the Air Force for 22 years. He served on the AC130U Spooky Gunship. I could actually picture what my dad would have went through. He probably had it easier than you guys though.
Thank you for fighting for us.
i am very thankful for the time we got to learn about the lives of the veterans. After the war they had many different feelings. Some were sad and some were joyful and also a lot of people were in a state of shock. The best part is that the ones that are still alive today are still willing to do it again. Thank you for your time!!!
Dear Veterans,
I thank you for your years of service in World War Two and appreciate all your work in the service to start. Furthermore, I liked your speech, even though I was not there until the near end of the presentation, yes I was at a dentist appointment that day. World War Two was a baffling experience just to hear about it and therefore I salute you. I thank all of you for your services and goodbye.
Sincerely, Miguel Angel Alcala
My Name is Jasmine Johnsey. I enjoyed listening to you answer the questions. I feel sorry for all the people who had died. All of the men that was in the war, have changed peoples lives. I’m glad you and others survived to tell us about your past and that we may carry it on as a memory of how this world came to be. My father was in the Vietnam War when he was only 17 and I have heard stories about the War and how cruel it could be. I can understand making friends in the War is important but loosing them is even worse. Everyday I’m thankful that people who have survived and who haven’t t fight for our country. Thank you for telling us about the past and I hope to learn more.
Thank you for talking to us about the things that happened in World War II. My favorite part
was about stealing a German vehicles. There is still some Pearl Harbor vetrens a live till this day.
Thanks for letting us talk to the veterans about the War. It was interesting to listen to the questions and and how the veterans answered them. It is amazing how they are able to go back to those dark times to share to the rest of the world what happened. They must be strong. I would like to thank them for sharing their past with us.
Thank you for sharing your memories about the war, I thought it was pretty cool you guys took time out of your day to talk with us. Its interesting that only (around) 12% are still around. I haven’t got to see the wall but i have seen the wall for the Veitnam War. It was a very cool experience because my grandpa shared memories with me about when he was in the war. It was very cool to listen to. Thank you for your service!
Thank you so much for talking to us about you experiences. We appreciate your service and everything that you’ve done for our country. I enjoyed listening to you and learning about World War II. I hope we can listen to you again.
Thank you for talking to us! I learned a lot about World War II. My favorite story was about steeling the car. I’m glad I got to listen to you guys and picture what it would be like in the war. Thank you for your time!
Thank you for your service, and thank you for teaching us about World War 2. I am thankful that you would share your stories with us. I learned a lot.
Hello my name is Jasmine Tapia. Thank You for sharing your experiences with us. I’m very sure that is was probably very hard for you men to speak of this. I appreciate what you have done for us.
Thanks for teaching us about Pearl Harbor and World War 2. I really enjoyed learning about this event. It was also very interesting learning about your experiences in the war. I also want to thank you for serving our country in the war. It must of been a scary and hard experience to be in. Thanks!
Thank you for talking to us about World War 2. Thank you for your service. I am thankful that you guys could share the stories of the past with us. I really appreciate you guys talking with us. Thank you very much.
Thank you for helping keeping our country free. There is an old man that goes to my church, who was at Pearl Harbor. He said that there were six suicide submarines that were floating around the harbor. The old man was actually on a boat when he heard about the attack. One of the submarines had actually started to come to the surface by his boat. The boat he was on had a gun on it. So they shot a hole in the submarine and it sunk. One down five to go. But, two of the submarines had actually gotten to shore and the pilots were captured. The other three subs had disappeared the Japanese don’t even know what happen to the subs. So anyways thank you for all you service.
Thank you for teaching us about World War 2. I learned that the war was more damaging than I thought. I don’t like hearing about the war, so I can’t imagine being in the war. Thanks.
My cousin is going to boot camp this summer to go into the navy.
My name is Garrett Bryan. I really liked the conversation about your experiences in World War 2. Thank you for talking with us.
I learned a lot about WW2. Thank you for teaching us about the experiences of war. I was happy when i heard that we could do this. My grandpa was in the WW2 a year later he had a heart attack and I got all of his awards. Thank you for giving us this experiences.