[GunnyG]

I was in Iwakuni Japan. On my last day of a six month deployment. Scheduled to board a plane back to the States in less than 5 hours. I had earlier in the day had a great guided discussion with my Marines about Pearl Harbor. We were discussing how safe we felt being at home, and how the country would never be brazenly attacked by an enemy on our soil again. Little did we know just a few hours later such an attack would happen. Needless to say I didn't board a plane 5 hours later. That day changed my whole life. I'd been in the Marine Corps a little over 11 years at that point. Had never been to combat, but had trained for it through countless exercises. Through OEF/OIF/OND I deployed 6 more times. Retired last year...I definitely will never forget that day for the rest of my life.