United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked by Imperial Japanese Navy as a surprise military strike which took place on the morning of December 7, 1941.
United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked by 353 Japanese fighters, bombers and torpedo planes in two waves, launched from six aircraft carriers which damaged all eight U.S. Navy battleships, four of which sunk. The Japanese also sank or damaged three cruisers, three destroyers, an anti-aircraft training ship, and one minelayer.
Every year on December 7, the anniversary of bombing of Pearl Harbor a moment of silence is observed just before 8 a.m local time, when the first Japanese planes launched their attack to commemorate the Japanese attack and the thousands who lost their lives that day in 1941.
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The moment of silence came just before 8 a.m. local time, when the first Japanese planes launched their attack. The survivors were joined by Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, military leaders and civilians at a ceremony in Pearl Harbor.
Please find below Pearl Harbor Attack – December 7 Quotes, Quotations, Sayings & Wallpapers which you can send to all in rememberance of this day.
Pearl Harbor Attack – December 7 Quotes, Quotations, Sayings & Wallpapers :
I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant.
~ Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Victory belongs to those who believe in it the most and believe in it the longest. We’re gonna believe. We’re gonna make America believe too.
~ Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle
The parallels between 9/11 and Pearl Harbor are striking. In each instance there were warning signs before the attack, and in each instance our government failed to connect the dots.
~ Diane Watson
Pearl Harbor caused our Nation to wholeheartedly commit to winning World War II, changing the course of our Nation’s history and the world’s future.
~ Joe Baca
As costly as it was in the lives of our men and women in uniform, in military assets, and in esteem and pride, Pearl Harbor was a watershed moment for America.
~ Joe Baca
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. It is obvious that planning the attack began many weeks ago, during the intervening time the Japanese Government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace. The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian Islands has caused severe damage to American military forces, I regret to tell you that over three thousand American lives have been lost. No matter how long it may take us to over come this pre-meditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory. Because of this unprovoked, dastardly attack by Japan, I ask that the congress declare a state of War.
~ President Franklin D. Roosevelt
