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FOREVER REMEMBER: 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11
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Veterans compare terrorism with Pearl Harbor This story originally ran Sept. 13, 2001, in the Lewiston Tribune ———
By SANDRA LEE
OF THE LE W ISTON TRIBUNE
They speak of retaliation and commitment and patriotism, these people who protected their country, but always on foreign ground. “There is somewhere an enemy,” says Stanley P. Holloway of Pullman, one of the 17 U.S. Marines in the original 500-man 3rd Battalion, 10th Artillery — the Forgotten Battalion — who survived World War II. “They’ll have to exterminate him, of course, or a group.” James “Lou” Bigley of Lewiston joined the Navy at 16, two years after Pearl Harbor. He still remembers the beach in front of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in December 1943, strings of barbed wire mixed with debris in anticipation of another attack. The airliners should have three federal marshals on each flight, he says, one in the cockpit and two with the passengers. “It’s terrible these foreign governments can get away with this.” It’s worse than Pearl Harbor, even though that was terrible,
says Gordon Larsen counters. Her concern of Orofino, who was a now is how the nation 17-year-old Marine in the will react — if it will landing at Guadalcanal, rally as it did almost the first Allied offensive 60 years ago. in the Pacific war. Thornber is in the “I believe it’s going World War II history to take time, but I books as being among believe they will hunt the first four women Holloway Larsen Jensen Thornber down the culprits and who received Purple either retaliate against Hearts for injuries prepared for terrorism. Afghanistan itself or try caused by enemy fire “I think we’ll see some real to find the scoundrel who did this.” in the European Theater. groundshaking to see who’s He doesn’t fear it will lead When she volunteered, her responsible,” he says, hours before brother, two brothers-in-law and to yet another world war. No the announcements of suspects country that would declare war her future husband also signed and arrests began. “They’ve against the United States has up. It was a patriotic nation, with probably got good leads already.” the capability except through even those who stayed at home Marvin “Bud” Jensen of Lewiston, involved in the nation’s defense. terrorism, Larsen says. survivor of a torpedoed aircraft “I just hope and pray for “Everybody was patriotic in those carrier 59 years ago, believes the those who are in the rubble days, and everybody was behind motivation behind the attacks was and their relatives.” the troops here at home. ... religious, perhaps brought on by The flag he flies every day “It’s not like that anymore. For this nation’s support of Israel. outside his home is lowered to several generations, they haven’t “But I don’t think it’s like Pearl half-staff. “I’m glued to the TV been taught to be patriotic,” which Harbor,” he says of Tuesday’s and watching all the time.” includes the desire to defend attack. “We were already at It’s retaliation for the U.S. their country, Thornber says. war then. We should have been involvement in world peace, They don’t know the history of expecting something like that.” says Robert G. Berreman World War II or the other wars, When all the intelligence of Juliaetta, who served in and they may not understand agencies are sure of who the Persian Gulf War before when she and the others enlisted, did this thing, he says, “then retiring from the Washington their attitude was they would do something about it.” National Guard in 1992. teach the enemy a lesson. “How do you gear up for That lesson was: “You They both were sneak attacks, this?” Berreman says of being don’t fool with us.” E. Mae Thornber of Lewiston
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