If you've taken any kind of history class, or if you are part of American society, you might remember today is Pearl Harbor Day: A Day that will live in Infamy.
Quoted by then President Franklin D. Roosevelt, it was the day of the unannounced military strike of the Japanese against the United States Naval base in Hawaii. This attack brought the United States right into World War II.
68 years ago today we remember those 2,402 lives that were lost from this awful tragedy. Although there are very few survivors left, Pearl Harbor still remains an important event in American History.
On my trip to Hawaii over the summer, I really wanted to head out to the naval base and pay respect to our country.
Take a moment to just remember how one event has changed our lives so much, even if it was years before we were even born.
We'd like to thank all of those who defended our country and pay respect to the lives lost in this tragic event.
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Thank you for posting this. It's important for us to remember.
This morning on my way to school I saw the planes flying over head. Every year at 7:48 the jets fly, since that was the time that the first wave of the air portion of attacks began in 1941.
I'm very proud of my grandpa, and all the other Japanese-Americans that were brave enough to join the army during that time, given the circumstances. And also for my grandma, who was sent with her family to the internment camps.
It shocked me when I went to college in Oregon, and none of my friends I made that were from the mainland knew anything about December 7, 1941. It's something very important to U.S. History, and especially crucial to the history here in Hawai`i, whether you're a local or not.
yes.