Wikipedia article about the Attack on Pearl Harbor Washington Post: Honolulu after Pearl Harbor: A report published for the first time, 71 years later Previous posts about why I care: December 7, 2006: The Passing of a Generation December 7, 2008: I Will Remember December 7, 2010: In Remembrance December 7, 2011: Remembering, 70 Years Later
Today marks the 68th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Read what I wrote last year about why I will remember.
Today marks the 66th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Read what I wrote last year.
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. I take a moment today, as I do each year, to pause in remembrance of the 2400 lives lost that Sunday morning so long ago. According to CNN, 120 survivors are registered to attend the commemoration in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. About 120 Pearl Harbor survivors were registered to attend Wednesday’s ceremony. The gradual loss of the World War II generation has accelerated, and this year, perhaps more than any…
Sunday, December 7, 1941. Shortly before 8am. The rumblings of a second world war were the much-discussed topic for the citizens of the United States. They had been watching the activities over in Europe, some with fear, some with anticipation. Some probably believed it would never affect them. It all seemed so far away, unable to really touch them personally. However, on December 7th everything would change. The men stationed on US ships in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii were awakened suddenly…