Pearl Harbor Remembered 80 years later
When hundreds of Japanese planes bombed American service members and civilians on U.S. soil on Dec. 7, 1941 – killing more than 2,400 – America was an “isolated, quiet, withdrawn” nation said Craig Nelson, author of the 2016 book “Pearl Harbor: From Infamy to Greatness.”
The events of that day, dubbed “a date which will live in infamy” by then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt, launched America’s involvement in World War II, beginning decades of growing global U.S. influence.
The Japanese attack killed 2,403 Americans, including 58 sailors on the USS Utah, the majority of whom remain entombed in the sunken ship.
Today we honor and remember those who were impacted by this tragic event in history.
Attributions
Shelley Heaton