December 7th, 1941 was a tragic day for everyone. As the 84th anniversary of the Bombing of Pearl Harbor recently passed, it becomes appropriate to talk about what happened that day.
The Japanese military strategically bombed Hawai’i’s Pearl Harbor by sending two surprise waves of aerial attacks from six aircraft carriers, leading the United States to join World War II. More than 2,400 American veterans and civilians died, making it the second deadliest attack on U.S soil next to 9/11.
19 US naval war vessels were sunk or destroyed and many more were damaged. Those damaged or destroyed consisted of four battleships, three cruisers, three destroyers, an antiaircraft training ship, and a minelayer.
Though present day Pearl Harbor isn’t war-torn anymore, there are still battleships and memorials in the harbor usually open to the public to visit. Though the area is beautiful, under the water is the wreckage of many US ships that still leak oil today.
The USS Arizona Memorial sits right over the wreckage of that ship.
The purpose of the memorial is to show the names of those who died and tell what truly happened that day.
