My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Modern Technology Keeps Pearl Harbor Alive-- Part 2: Getting Virtual
Even though the U.S. government took efforts to censor the horrible images back them, today it is very easy to see what happened from a TV or home computer. You can go on You Tube, founded in 2005, and see all you want. A quick search will also get you lots of information.
Time Inc.' Life VR -- as in virtual realty -- has recently released "Remembering Pearl Harbor," which can be seen on Vive, a virtual reality game system. The story on this goes through the eyes of an actual Pearl Harbor veteran, Lt. James Downing, who served as a postmaster on the USS West Virginia.
The Smithsonian Channel has a new series called "The Lost Tapes," and has an episode on Pearl Harbor. It includes radio reports, film footage, audiotape, photos, wire dispatches and first-person accounts.
--GreGen
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