WOW! Bombing of Darwin...

I looked at wikipedia, pretty sure it said bg's from AU (not auto corrected).
everyone wants to be AU.

 

"Born on the Isle of Man to English parents, the Gibb brothers lived in Chorlton, Manchester, England, until the late 1950s."

Wiki...

 

Everyone wants to be Gold?

 

IIRC, the gun is pointing towards where the wreck of the USS Peary lies in the harbor.

 

c'mon op. some more gruel please. ..u said 'hi bernie', then sat down and talked?

 

there must be a Canadian version of Longmire. it's about as good as Canadian tv gets. (yawn)

 

Its that time of year again...the 78th anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin...188 aircraft, a sledge hammer to crack a walnut...49 ships in harbour, 11 sunk. Including the USS Peary, she lies at the bottom of Darwin harbour with its brave sailors still aboard. With just 10 Kittyhawks to meet the attack, 8 were destroyed. Today a number of vets who were there will be attending, also a sailor survivor from the Peary apparently.
Sam Dale's dad was there on the Peary and was helped by some Aussies to survive...He speaks to the ABC
Son retraces father's remarkable tale of survival

 

Today marks the 79th Anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin.



Lest we forget

 

Good God! Looks awful.

 

80 Years ago...

Bombing of Darwin survivor Brian Winspear remembers the day WWII came to Australia, 80 years on - ABC News


"In the five months that I was there, we lost 75 per cent of our crew," he said.

"You only got a one chance in four of walking away."

 

Thousands turn out to commemorate 81st anniversary of the bombing of Darwin - ABC News

 

I'm glad the Australians remember their history. Americans aren't taught it like they once were.

 

Yes Australia's Defence force and its history is intertwined into the Australian identity...It helps to tell us who we are,

Ominous words yesterday:

"We must always be ready,"

"Something like this could happen again.

"We must never lose our guard … You never know what could happen".

 

The USA is unlike any other country - And yet a classic example of a Super Power.
A SuperPower with its own slant. Hundreds of millions of people are difficult to homogenise (to blend (diverse elements) into a mixture that is the same throughout.) So much can be gained through diversity, but some things are also lost...e.g. Like mindedness/Consensus. Your experience with Covid illustrated this beautifully...Gun laws...Abortion, you name it. This is most certainly a weakness (One that usually a dictator can remedy).
Eventually a SuperPower can be brought down from within by disperate (Fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar) parties. We see this already on the outside looking in. The States may well split apart as they did in the USSR.
The reason you mob don't remember/memorialise these occasions could be because your group is so eclectic. As i said, potentially a good thing, but not in respect to remembering things a large portion of the population don't feel a part of. Who's history are you remembering? Certainly not all the new people who have come to the US since WW2.
Australia continues to show the benefits of a small population...more akin to what we as humans feel comfortable with. Again there are problems with a small population, but so many benefits. Remember the good ole days of the US when its population was smaller and like minded...Life was good.
"Disenfranchisement" - alienation, cynicism and perceived victimization. This will bring groups who don't feel a part of mainstream society. Don't feel a part of the "Social Contract" This brings actions against the mainstream as though they were someone else. Inclusivity is so important to fight against this situation.
The USA is a brilliant, kind, and powerful country - It needs to address its problems and, if it does will continue to be the beacon of hope it has been for so long. Dont give up...don't let the minority win.