Pearl Harbor Day
Posted in InterWebs, News on December 7th, 2010 by Dr. WarthanTags: Arizona, BB-39, Pearl Harbor, World War II
On the morning of 7 December, 1941, the Japanese attacked the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, prompting the United States to declare war the next day. The Marine Corps honors Pearl Harbor Day with words from the USS Arizona Memorial, which commemorates the attack: “To the memory of the gallant men here entombed and their shipmates who gave their lives in action on December 7, 1941…”
Via: USMC on Facebook