When President Franklin D. Roosevelt went to Congress to ask for a declaration of war, this is how he put it: “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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Arkansas’ three living survivors of the bombing of Pearl Harbor were honored at the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum.
In Honolulu, the annual Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade will extend a mile through the city Monday evening.
“For 74 years, we’ve remembered Pearl Harbor”.
He added: ‘For 74 years, we’ve remembered Pearl Harbor.
Of more than 16 million USA service members who fought in the war, fewer than 900,000 are still alive, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Participants in the ceremony on Monday gathered at Kilo Pier, looking out over the USS Arizona Memorial built over the remains of the ship.
“They gave us a. 03 Springfield 30-06 bolt action rifle with clips of bullets and I found it probably be a better idea to get on the roof where we can get a better shot at them”, he said.
Robert Irwin of Cameron Park, California, was in the barracks when the attack began and saw Japanese planes flying overhead.
A whistle blast from the USS Preble in the water beyond the pier marked the beginning of a moment of silence at the ceremony, which was broken by a flyover of F-22 fighter jets.
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‘More than 2,400 sailors, Marines, and soldiers were killed at Pearl Harbor and other military installations on the island of Oahu.
