On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation honoring National Pearl Harbor Day. Flanked by six Pearl Harbor veterans, Trump lauded the actions of those who fought and died at the US Navy base in Hawaii, which was attacked by Japanese forces on December 7,1941.
1. One of the vets in attendance was supposed to play a football game on the day of the attack, and he’d still be a force to be reckoned with on the field and off
“You never got that game, right?” Trump said to Hawaiian shirt-sporting Mickey Ganitch.
“We had a war to fight,” Ganitch responded.
Ganitch, who uses two canes, then proceeded to bend over into a three-point stance not once, but twice! There are plenty of twenty-somethings who might have trouble doing that.
“I’m not playing him in football,” Trump said.
Ganitch went on to steal the show by singing the Sammy Kaye song “Remember Pearl Harbor.” It was the most touching thing you will see all day.
2. Another vet stole Trump’s signature move, but he survived Pearl Harbor, so he’s more than earned that right
“Larry said he hopes we can build up the military again,” Trump said of Larry Parry, prompting a thumbs up from the veteran.
