THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
REMEMBER MOUNT EMILY!!!
We're goin to be doing a lot of remembering
this week as the 20th anniversary of 9/11 comes
around. Just as we remembered Pearl Harbor at
the beginning of World War II. But I wonder
how many people remember Mounty Emily?
It was on this day, September 9th of 1942, that
a Japanese submarine surfaced off the coast of
Oregon (near Brookings), opened a watertight
hanger on its deck, and launched a seaplane
piloted by Nubuo Fujita. The pilot dropped
two incendiary bpmbs in an attempt to start
a major forest fire that would tie up American
forces. Ine smakk fire was quickly spotted and
extinguished, It was the second place on the
continental United States to be bombed by
enemy aircraft ar Dutch Harbor in Alaska had
been attacked three months earlier. After the
war Fujita was invited to visit Brookings. He
feared the possibility of being charged with
war crimes and brought his ceremonial sword
along with a though of taking is own life! Instead
he was welcomed as a friend and he presented
thye sword to the community. He made several
more visits and sponsored a tour of several
students from Brookings in Japan. The site
where the first bomb fell is marked as a National
Historical site. The second bomb's impact site was
never found. So, on this September 9th lets
remember Mount Emily! Hope you do, that you're
well, and that all your NEWS is good.
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