A Date Which Will Live In Infamy

The USS Arizona, ablaze and sinking, on December 7, 1941.

Even after 66 years, it is our duty to remember.

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a preemptive military strike on the United States Pacific Fleet base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by the Empire of Japan's Imperial Japanese Navy, on the morning of Sunday, December 7, 1941 that made the United States enter World War II. Two aerial attack waves, totaling 350 aircraft, were launched from six aircraft carriers with the intent to destroy the United States Pacific Fleet.

The attack wrecked two U.S. Navy battleships, one minelayer, and two destroyers beyond repair, and destroyed 188 aircraft; personnel losses were 2,333 killed and 1,139 wounded. Damaged warships included three cruisers, a destroyer, and six battleships (one deliberately grounded, later refloated and repaired; two sunk at their berths, later raised, repaired, and restored to Fleet service late in the war). Vital fuel storage, shipyards, and submarine facilities were not hit. Japanese losses were minimal, at 29 aircraft and five midget submarines, with 65 servicemen killed or wounded. (H/T - Wikipedia)

On December 8th, 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt addressed the nation. It is here that he made his unforgettable War Declaration speech to Congress. A mere seven minutes and thirty seconds in length, it galvanized a mourning nation and prepared the country for its entry into World War II.

Be sure to take the time to listen to FDR's War Declaration speech HERE.