Today, it remains an active military base but it is also a collection of four historical sites. Let us remember that ‘peace through strength’ remains true today and pay tribute to those who gave their all for our country. Pearl Harbor is the location of the surprise attack on the United States by Japan on December 7, 1941. “Let us not forget the lessons of Pearl Harbor and that deterring war is better than fighting one. They thought they could capitalize on our weaknesses. However, the Japanese thought they had no recourse but to attack America on that infamous day in 1941. There were many studies that showed the United States would prevail in any war with Japan, and we thought the Japanese leadership would not provoke a disaster on themselves. “We cannot assume other nations think or operate the same we do. The Japanese perfected the use aircraft carriers and torpedo technology that enabled them to be used in the shallow waters of Pearl Harbor in ways we did not anticipate. entry into World War II.In the decade preceding the attack, U.S. When the navy secretary came on the line, his voice. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu island, Hawaii, that precipitated U.S. W ithin half an hour of the bombs falling on Hawaii, the phone rang in President Franklin D. A strong military deters aggression and perceived weakness invites a bully. 7, 1941) Surprise aerial attack by the Japanese on the U.S. The first phase of the Pearl Harbor attack, the clandestine movement of a massive 67-ship armada, to within striking range of Hawaii, was perhaps the most difficult phase of Secret Operation Z. The lessons from Pearl Harbor remain valid today. 3,435 casualties and loss of or severe damage to 188 planes, 8 battleships, 3 light cruisers, and 4 miscellaneous vessels. In a devastating defeat, the United States suffered. We went on to win the war, but the loss of life was horrific. On the morning of December 7, 1941, Japanese bombers staged a surprise attack on U.S. “The day that will ‘live in infamy’ occurred 81 years ago. The surprise attack by Japan killed 2,403 Americans and destroyed or severely damaged 19 ships. Don Bacon (NE-02) today released the following statement in honor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, which occurred December 7, 1941.
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