102 Year Old Veteran Warns America During Controversy Around Recent Attacks 102-year old United States Navy Veteran Jim Downing has come forward with a message for America, and its definitely worth hearing. Downing says he remembers the Pearl Harbor attack 74 years ago as if were yesterday. The very next day, he remembers President Roosevelt addressing the American public to announce that we were declaring war on Japan. Weakness invites aggression, Downing recently wrote. Remember Pearl Harbor. Keep America strong. Of course, Downing is referring to the problem we are seeing under leadership like Obama, who recently took to television saying that Americans were afraid. Conservatives quickly responded that Americans are not fearful, they are frustrated at Obamas inability to identify the enemy. Denying that Islam is a threat is not helping us keep our country safe. Thank you to Downing for reminding us the value in identifying threats and quickly taking action. ISIS needs to know that you cant mess with America. 