Joseph Lockard: The Hours Before the Attack on Pearl Harbor

Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories

Robert Kirk

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4.6 • 675 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Joseph Lockard was a radar operator in Hawaii during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He spotted the incoming Japanese forces an hour before their surprise attack, but his warnings were dismissed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Kate's just off to work after sleeping in the best bed in the business.
0:04.0	And my word, doesn't she look ready for anything?
0:07.0	Something about her smile is just brighter.
0:10.0	Her eyes seem glintier, and she just feels so much more...
0:15.0	Kate-ier?
0:16.0	Of course it's no surprise really, because last night she slept at Premier Inn,
0:20.0	and she got
0:21.3	up to 15% off with business booker.
0:24.2	Get better sleep for your money.
0:26.6	Premier Inn, rest easy.
0:28.6	Teas and C is apply.
0:30.3	The autopilot order.
0:31.9	Now, informal, the strong urge felt at the ordering kiosk or drive-through that takes over
0:36.5	the entire body and mind
0:37.8	and results in a person ordering a Big Mac without even having to think. Related phrases,
0:42.6	looks like I've ordered a Big Mac again. The autopilot order at McDonald's.
0:48.1	Surf from 11am, subject to availability. I'm Ken Harbaugh, host of Warriors in Their Own Words,
1:06.1	and partnership with the Honor Project,
1:08.3	we've brought this podcast back at a time when our nation needs
1:11.4	these stories more than ever. Warriors, in their own words, is our attempt to present an
1:16.7	unvarnished, unsanitized truth of what we have asked of those who defend this nation.
1:22.0	Thank you for listening, and by doing so honoring those who have served.
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