The Newsleaders
No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Sartell – St. Stephen
    • St. Joseph
    • 2024 Elections
    • Police Blotter
    • Most Wanted
  • Opinion
    • Column
    • Editorial
    • Letter to the Editor
  • Community
    • Graduation 2025
    • Calendar
    • Criers
    • People
    • Public Notices
    • Sports & Activities Schedules
  • Obituaries
    • Obituary
    • Funerals/Visitations
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Submissions
  • Archives
    • Sartell-St. Stephen Archive
    • St. Joseph Archive
  • Advertise With Us
    • Print Advertising
    • Digital Advertising
    • Promotions
    • Pay My Invoice
  • Resource Guides
    • 2024 St. Joseph Annual Resource Guide
    • 2025 Sartell Spring Resource Guide
    • 2024 Sartell Fall Resource Guide
The Newsleaders
No Result
View All Result

July 4 TriCap Kennedy Community School Mechanical Energy Systems Woodcrest of Country Manor
Home Opinion Letter to the Editor

Let’s remember Pearl Harbor Day

Dennis Dalman by Dennis Dalman
November 30, 2017
in Letter to the Editor, Opinion, Print Editions, Print St. Joseph
0
0
SHARES
1
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

by Rosie Court

St. Joseph American Legion Auxiliary

On Dec. 7, members of the American Legion Auxiliary will remember the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii that propelled America into World War II.

On a peaceful Sunday morning, Dec. 7, 1941, American servicemen at Pearl Harbor had no warning what was about to happen – a surprise attack by the Japanese.

Planes bombed the ships, causing waves of chaos, destruction and death.

One of the dead was Elmer Kerstes, a 22- year old Navy man from Holdingford, who was serving on a battleship. His remains, buried in Hawaii, were positively identified just recently by DNA analysis, and a hero’s funeral for him was held just months ago in Holdingford.

In the Pearl Harbor attack, 2,400 American sailors, soldiers and marines were killed in less than two hours. The Japanese lost 29 planes with 55 airmen killed.

After the attack, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress for a “Declaration of War.” In one of the most famous speeches, he said: “Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 a date that will live in infamy.”

WWII ended with the dawn of the nuclear age after President Harry S. Truman gave orders to drop nuclear bombs on two Japanese cities.

The St. Joseph American Legion Auxiliary Post 328 thanks veterans not just on Veterans Day but every day of the year. The auxiliary offers support by advocating for veterans. We sponsor programs of the American Legion, foster patriotism and responsible citizenship. Veterans face many challenges when returning to civilian life, such as health-care issues, personal finances, stress disorders and others. They may face obstacles that prevent them from simply getting on with life.

Please do what you can by continuing to support our veterans. Volunteers are always needed at the VA Hospital. Clothing donations, personal items, magazines and more can be donated and dropped off.

We invite you to join the American Legion Auxiliary. Become a part of the world’s largest women’s patriotic service organization. Six meetings are held each year in St. Joseph. Eligibility requirements can be found online at www.ALAforVeterans.org.

Previous Post

Dec. 1 public notice – St. Joseph CAN for Northwest Counseling

Next Post

Manson’s gone, and good riddance

Dennis Dalman

Dennis Dalman

Dalman was born and raised in South St. Cloud, graduated from St. Cloud Tech High School, then graduated from St. Cloud State University with a degree in English (emphasis on American and British literature) and mass communications (emphasis on print journalism). He studied in London, England for a year (1980-81) where he concentrated on British literature, political science, the history of Great Britain and wrote a book-length study of the British writer V.S. Naipaul. Dalman has been a reporter and weekly columnist for more than 30 years and worked for 16 of those years for the Alexandria Echo Press.

Next Post
What’s better: driverless cars or brainless drivers?

Manson's gone, and good riddance

Please login to join discussion

Woods Farmers Seed & Nursery St. Cloud Ortho Murphy Granite St. Joseph Catholic School Sal's Bar Scherer Trucking Sentry Bank Serenity Place on 7th Snap Fitness

Alloy Insurance Century Link WACOSA (2) NIB (Tania & Chris) St. Cloud Ortho Auto Body 2000 Pediatric / Welch Pine Cone Pet Hospital Albany Recycling

Search

No Result
View All Result

Categories

Recent Posts

  • Funeral for Donna Mae (Supan) Traut, 94, of Sartell
  • Recreational boaters asked to mind speeds
  • Single-vehicle crash sends two to hospital
  • City of St. Stephen annual budget planning meeting
  • Regular School Board Meeting, May 19, 2025

City Links

Sartell
St. Joseph
St. Stephen

School District Links

Sartell-St. Stephen school district
St. Cloud school district

Chamber Links

Sartell Chamber
St. Joseph Chamber

Community

Calendar

Citizen Spotlight

Criers

People

Notices

Funerals/Visitions

Obituary

Police Blotter

Public Notices

Support Groups

About Us

Contact Us

News Tips

Submissions

Advertise With Us

Print Advertising

Digital Advertising

2024 Promotions

Local Advertising Rates

National Advertising Rates

© 2025 Newleaders

No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Sartell – St. Stephen
    • St. Joseph
    • 2024 Elections
    • Police Blotter
    • Most Wanted
  • Opinion
    • Column
    • Editorial
    • Letter to the Editor
  • Community
    • Graduation 2025
    • Calendar
    • Criers
    • People
    • Public Notices
    • Sports & Activities Schedules
  • Obituaries
    • Obituary
    • Funerals/Visitations
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Submissions
  • Archives
    • Sartell-St. Stephen Archive
    • St. Joseph Archive
  • Advertise With Us
    • Print Advertising
    • Digital Advertising
    • Promotions
    • Pay My Invoice
  • Resource Guides
    • 2024 St. Joseph Annual Resource Guide
    • 2025 Sartell Spring Resource Guide
    • 2024 Sartell Fall Resource Guide

© 2025 Newleaders