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Big RR
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December 7

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Well it' s here again; I can always tell by the nip in the air.

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Re: December 7

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:o

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TPFKA@W
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Re: December 7

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Big RR wrote:Well it' s here again; I can always tell by the nip in the air.
Hula hell hijacked BigRR's account?

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A DATE THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY

http://claycord.com/2015/12/07/mt-diabl ... -7-monday/


On December 7th (tonight), the “Eye of Diablo” will light up the sky.

A commemorative symbol of those who lost their lives at Pearl Harbor, the Mt. Diablo Beacon is re-lit by survivors each year in a ceremony attended by their families and the public.

This year marks the 51st annual Beacon Lighting Ceremony.

From sunset this Monday, December 7th, to sunrise the next morning, the Beacon will shine brighter than ever before.

The Beacon was originally installed and illuminated in 1928 to aid in trans-continental aviation. It is one of the four guiding beacons installed along the west coast by Standard Oil of CA and is the only one known to still be operational. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Beacon’s light was extinguished during the West Coast Blackout, for fear it may enable an attack on California. It stayed dark until Pearl Harbor Day 1964, when Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz re-lit the Beacon in a commemorative ceremony and suggested it be illuminated every December 7th to honor those who served and sacrificed.

WHAT: Save Mount Diablo, the Sons & Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors Association and California State Parks will light the “Eye of Diablo”, the Beacon atop Mount Diablo to memorialize Pearl Harbor Day. As the number of Survivors has decreased over the years, the number of people attending the ceremony in honor of these heroes has increased, including many sons and daughters vital to organizing the service.

WHEN: Monday, December 7th, 2015, 3:45pm, lighting at 5pm

WHERE: The ceremony and lighting will be held at California State University, East Bay Campus, 4700 Ygnacio Valley Road in Concord.

ACCESS: Parking is available on Campus and the ceremony will be held in the Oak Room (with extra seating in the Redwood Room)

Your collective inability to acknowledge this obvious truth makes you all look like fools.


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usually there is more mention of this day in the media and by our officials, or am I wrong?

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wesw wrote:usually there is more mention of this day in the media and by our officials, or am I wrong?
Seems that way here, but then we have ark building rains tying up the news streams.

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