Disclaimer: I know this is Wordless Wednesday, but I felt the need to point out that I do not condone racial slurs of any kind and therefore have removed them from the image. However, I did find this today, December 7, and thought it interesting that I did. It is on the back of the US Navy Seabee (CB) Christmas menu from 1944 that my granddaddy James Paul Stalls, Jr had kept. Below the image I have transcribed it, leaving the offensive words blank, for those that may have a difficult time reading the image.
“Merry Christmas, _______
December seventh-forty one,
Pearl Harbor Day-a war begun.
They hit us hard below the belt,
A fouler blow has ne’er been dealt;
While talking peace in Washington,
They sank our ships-killed our men;
They strafed our planes, caught unprepared,
Bombed our homes-few lives were spared.
They crippled our fleet without a doubt;
“The Yank is licked”, the _____ did shout;
“We’ve finished him off, now he’ll quit,
The world is ours-on top we sit”.
So _____ thought, but he didn’t know
Uncle Sam was riled and rarin’ to go;
With his dander up-ready for fight,
He started working day and night;
He rolled up his sleeves-took a deep breath
For every _____ his goal was death.
He turned out planes and guns and ships,
And trained the men, the _____ to whip;
He built the strongest fleet in the world,
A might force with flag unfurled;
He gathered an army unexcelled
In strength and power-a flawless weld;
December seventh-forty four,
We’re on the march to end the war.
We’ve given them hell on every front,
They’re on the run, the _____ _____.
We’ll make them cringe and cry for peace;
And on our terms, this war will cease;
Over all the world, we’ll have again
God’s “Peace on Earth, Good Will Towards Men”.
Bob Greenfield”
can u send me the original copy with the slurs im not posting it online I was going to use it for a school project. thanks if you can.
Hi Sierria! I will have to dig it out. What kind of project are you working on?