WWII Navy veteran Ira 'Ike' Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105

91 points russian_cyborg

Its weird living though a generation dieing. These guys used to be everywhere when i was young.

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27 points thejoeface

My paternal grandfather was one. It really is a weird feeling to see them all go

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3 points Consistent-Throat130

Everyone lives through a generation dying.

But this particular generation saw the horrors of fascism.

Their living memory passes, and suddenly gestures widely at US government.

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59 points No_Stand8812

He was featured in the Netflix documentary on Pearl Harbor. I just watched it 2 days ago, I recommend honoring him by checking it out and learning his story that day.

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100 points bob-knows-best

Thank you for your service, sir. You were part of the greatest generation. May you rest in eternal peace. 🥲

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44 points Sweaty_Assignment_90

RIP, our debt to you will never be repaid.

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65 points Honest_Picture_6960

May God rest his soul.

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14 points gino_rizzo

Fair winds and following seas!

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13 points Buddhas_Warrior

Rest in peace brother. Thank you for you service.

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57 points MakaButterfly

It funny bc this and the greatest generation are genuinely some of the greatest hardworking brave people and the next generation after them are the absolute worst

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17 points mujinzou

Think that makes him about the same age as my grandfather when he joined up. like 14-15 y.o. In 1944. Crazy.

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16 points Useful_Respect3339

He would’ve been 21 at the time of Pearl Harbor.

1920—2025= 105 years.

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60 points AgitatedMistake6545

Another brave antifa warrior.

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28 points New-Put-1112

It’s wild to me that republicans factually hate this guy and others like him.

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33 points Politicsboringagain

As the last survivor warriors of world War II die off, Nazi like white supremacy is on the raise.

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14 points TyroneSwoopes

As sad as it is it makes sense

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7 points thejoeface

My grandfather was a survivor of Pearl Harbor and he was also an unrepentant racist.

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8 points Syn7axError

White supremacy was way more common in his day than ours.

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3 points Politicsboringagain

Yes, and then it was shamed after the Nazis did their bullshit.

And it's on the raise again.

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9 points reddit_user13

Good, he won’t have to watch Nazis take over the USA.

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5 points Karlend41

Was he not able to watch the last 20 years?

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3 points Hyperious3

what an absolute badass. Served through the entire war including on Vanuatu and Okinawa, went on to get an aerospace engineering degree, and ended up working on the Apollo program as an engineer for the LEM systems for General Dynamics.

True hero, RIP

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11 points Automatic-Presence-2

Antifa hero from back when America was not a fascist kleptocracy.

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1 points BSARIOL1

RIP, You deserve the rest.

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