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GMT: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Posted on 12/7/16 at 3:11 am
Posted on 12/7/16 at 3:11 am
Mornin' y'all.
1941
Pearl Harbor bombed
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1941
Pearl Harbor bombed
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At 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time, a Japanese dive bomber bearing the red symbol of the Rising Sun of Japan on its wings appears out of the clouds above the island of Oahu. A swarm of 360 Japanese warplanes followed, descending on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in a ferocious assault.
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With diplomatic negotiations with Japan breaking down, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his advisers knew that an imminent Japanese attack was probable, but nothing had been done to increase security at the important naval base at Pearl Harbor. It was Sunday morning, and many military personnel had been given passes to attend religious services off base. At 7:02 a.m., two radar operators spotted large groups of aircraft in flight toward the island from the north, but, with a flight of B-17s expected from the United States at the time, they were told to sound no alarm. Thus, the Japanese air assault came as a devastating surprise to the naval base.
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Much of the Pacific fleet was rendered useless: Five of eight battleships, three destroyers, and seven other ships were sunk or severely damaged, and more than 200 aircraft were destroyed. A total of 2,400 Americans were killed and 1,200 were wounded, many while valiantly attempting to repulse the attack.
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The day after Pearl Harbor was bombed, President Roosevelt appeared before a joint session of Congress and declared, “Yesterday, December 7, 1941–a date which will live in infamy–the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.”
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This post was edited on 12/7/16 at 3:17 am
Posted on 12/7/16 at 3:13 am to CajunSoldier225
Morning Cajun
Solid post on the boys we lost in that tragedy
Solid post on the boys we lost in that tragedy
Posted on 12/7/16 at 3:17 am to CajunSoldier225
Morning! I'll add to it!
quote:
"Yesterday, December 7, 1941-a date which will live in infamy-the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan... No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people will through their righteous might win through to absolute victory... With confidence in our armed forces-with the unbounded determination of our people-we will gain the inevitable triumph-so help us God. I, therefore, ask that the Congress declare that since the dastardly and unprovoked attack by Japan on Sunday, December seventh, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire - FDR
Posted on 12/7/16 at 3:19 am to LSURoss
Mornin' LSURoss
quote:
I'll add to it
Posted on 12/7/16 at 3:27 am to CajunSoldier225
In the words of Lee Greenwood,
God Bless the U.S.A.
God Bless the U.S.A.
quote:
If tomorrow all the things were gone
I'd worked for all my life
And I had to start again
With just my children and my wife
I'd thank my lucky stars
To be living here today
Cause the flag still stands for freedom
And they can't take that away
And I'm proud to be an American
Where at least I know I'm free
And I won't forget the men who died
Who gave that right to me
And I gladly stand up
Next to you and defend her still today
Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land
God bless the USA
Posted on 12/7/16 at 4:00 am to CajunSoldier225
Morning everybody. Been sick all week and I'm sure I've coughed a lung up by now.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 4:01 am to pioneerbasketball
Mornin' pioneer
Hope you feel better soon
Hope you feel better soon
Posted on 12/7/16 at 4:06 am to pioneerbasketball
Lung is worth a lot of money on the black market keep the pieces that come up
Posted on 12/7/16 at 4:17 am to UF
Morning people.
My Mom's oldest brother died there in that attack. He was only 17 years old.
My Mom's oldest brother died there in that attack. He was only 17 years old.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 4:25 am to CajunSoldier225
Morning soldier.
Didn't see crap on yesterdays hunt. Just not up to hunting this morning.
Didn't see crap on yesterdays hunt. Just not up to hunting this morning.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 4:26 am to fishfighter
Dad brought over some deer jerkey it was pepper hot.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 4:34 am to Ellis Dee
Mornin' Ellis
fish, hope you get a kill today if you go out.
fish, hope you get a kill today if you go out.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 4:35 am to fishfighter
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Morning people.
My Mom's oldest brother died there in that attack. He was only 17 years old.
Mom was talking yesterday about her 2 1st cousins, brothers, both were there and survived luckily, especially the eldest who was stationed aboard the USS Arizona.
My great-uncle, Mom's Uncle who lived across the street from her until she went away to college, was one of the survivors of the Battle of the Bulge and he carried a German bullet in his head the rest of his life.
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