Now this is cool! Only 6 guys went including perry! I remember one of the teachers at the school told us last year told us about her grandfather being him! Glad he was invited
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump today honored Baldwinsville native Lawrence Parry, a veteran who survived the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
Parry, 97, was one of six veterans to attend a White House ceremony where Trump proclaimed the date "National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.".
At the White House ceremony, Trump described Parry and his comrades as heroes and praised them as the first Americans to fight back in World War II.
Lawrence Parry carried ammunition to the gunners. In thinking about the lessons of Pearl Harbor, Larry said he hopes 'we can build up the military again.'
"We are building up the military beyond what you ever thought. It got depleted. You know what happened over the last quite long period of time, but not with us.
"Our budget is now going to be higher than ever before. We're building it up again. And we'll do it in your honor. Okay? We're building it up. The best equipment in the world -- we make it. And we're supplying it in very big numbers. Thanks. Thanks. And we're doing a job."
Trump said he planned to invite all the men back every year for the next seven years.
"And again, we'll do it for another seven years, okay?" he said. "Seven years. And you all have to promise you're going to be around, right? We're going to be around. We're going to be around and we're going to be together, okay?"
Trump honors Baldwinsville native Larry Parry, a 97-year-old Pearl Harbor vet
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump today honored Baldwinsville native Lawrence Parry, a veteran who survived the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
Parry, 97, was one of six veterans to attend a White House ceremony where Trump proclaimed the date "National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.".
At the White House ceremony, Trump described Parry and his comrades as heroes and praised them as the first Americans to fight back in World War II.
Lawrence Parry carried ammunition to the gunners. In thinking about the lessons of Pearl Harbor, Larry said he hopes 'we can build up the military again.'
"We are building up the military beyond what you ever thought. It got depleted. You know what happened over the last quite long period of time, but not with us.
"Our budget is now going to be higher than ever before. We're building it up again. And we'll do it in your honor. Okay? We're building it up. The best equipment in the world -- we make it. And we're supplying it in very big numbers. Thanks. Thanks. And we're doing a job."
Trump said he planned to invite all the men back every year for the next seven years.
"And again, we'll do it for another seven years, okay?" he said. "Seven years. And you all have to promise you're going to be around, right? We're going to be around. We're going to be around and we're going to be together, okay?"
Trump honors Baldwinsville native Larry Parry, a 97-year-old Pearl Harbor vet
