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In reply to the discussion: He died at Pearl Harbor and wasn't identified for 76 years. Now an Iowa sailor can be laid to rest [View all]Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)11. This is about Pearl Harbor...
...and Jim Leavelle was there. And was handcuffed to LHO when Ruby shot him
Note to self, never discuss Hx on DU...
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He died at Pearl Harbor and wasn't identified for 76 years. Now an Iowa sailor can be laid to rest [View all]
Omaha Steve
May 2018
OP
I bet most DUers will disagree. Heaping praise on a racist is not generally what we do here
stevenleser
May 2018
#6
There was no praise, just recognition for a guy who had a front seat to hugely historical events...,
Dennis Donovan
May 2018
#7
So if David Duke was at Pearl Harbor you would want DU to praise him too? Nt
stevenleser
May 2018
#14
Says the guy who hijacked the thread about a Pearl Harbor hero to talk about who ELSE was there
EffieBlack
May 2018
#20
It's such a bother when we point out someone is a racist. We should just shut up about
stevenleser
May 2018
#25
conveniently ignoring certain aspects of our past certainly allows us the opportunity to celebrate
LanternWaste
Jun 2018
#31
And as I said above, I have no idea why that person reacted to me the way they did.
stevenleser
Jun 2018
#32
he posted @ 1:49p - you responded at 2p on a 5 day old post that I self-deleted
Dennis Donovan
Jun 2018
#34
Nope, not creepy, happened to be reading DU and when Lantern posted it kicked the thread which
stevenleser
Jun 2018
#35
Apparently the exception is inventing new ways to be nasty to me however. nt
stevenleser
Jun 2018
#36
Nope, I don't feel the slightest bit victimized by you. I'm just noticing your behavior. nt
stevenleser
Jun 2018
#39