“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.”
At 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time, a Japanese dive bomber, bearing
the Rising Sun symbol of Japan on its wings, appears out of the clouds above
the island of Oahu.
Some 350+ warplanes soon followed, descending on the U.S.
naval base at Pearl Harbor in a ferocious assault. While the attack struck a
critical blow against the U.S. Pacific fleet, and drew the United States
irrevocably into World War II, it did not defeat our resolve.
May we never forget the sacrifices made, nor the resolute
bravery displayed, by our military personnel.
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