Cranford VFW Remembers Pearl Harbor Dead
The 71st Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor was remembered by Cranford veterans in an annual ceremony.
It was a somber day for the nearly 40 who gathered to remember the invasion of Pearl Harbor 71 years ago. "All those guys were on the ship. They didn't know what was happening, and before they knew it, they were gone," said Joseph Del Grippo, a Korean War veteran and manager of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 335 in Cranford. The remembrance event has been going on for about 10 years, said Del Grippo, a former Marine. "We felt most people have forgotten Pearl Harbor. They shouldn't," he said. The post, led by Commander Jim D'Arcy, held a flag-lowering ceremony on the street outside the South Avenue East building. Just ahead of the Friday morning rain and with tiny American flags dotting the perimeter, taps played on a bugle. The group …
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