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by Bettye Chambers
National Pearl Harbor Rememberance DaySpeakers on for "Battle Hymn of the Republic" now playing
70th Anniversary - December 7, 2011
▪ Pearl Harbor Attack Remembered at 70th Anniversary
Fox News - Assoc. Press - Dec. 7, 2011
Remarks in a book by Admiral Chester Nimitz - "Reflections on Pearl Harbor."
Roosevelt made Nimitz the Commander of the Pacific Fleet immediately upon learning of the attack. Nimitz got the word while he was attending a concert in Washington DC.Nimitz arrived in Hawaii on December 24th. On Christmas day he toured the destruction. When asked by seaman what he thought of the destruction visited by the Japanese, Nimitz said that “The Japanese three of the biggest mistakes an attack force could ever make or God was taking care of America,” and asked “Which do you think it was?" The seaman asked for an explanation .. and here’s what he heard from Nimitz:
“Mistake number one: the Japanese attacked on Sunday morning. Nine out of every ten crewmen of those ships were ashore on leave. If those same ships had been lured to sea and been sunk--we would have lost 38,000 men instead of 3,800."
“Mistake number two: when the Japanese saw all those battleships lined in a row, they got so carried away sinking those battleships, they never once bombed our dry docks opposite those ships. If they had destroyed our dry docks, we would have had to tow every one of those ships to America to be repaired. As it is now, the ships are in shallow water and can be raised. One tug can pull them over to the dry docks, and we can have them repaired and at sea by the time we could have towed them to America. And I already have crews ashore anxious to man those ships."
“Mistake number three: every drop of fuel in the Pacific theater of war is in top of the ground storage tanks five miles away over that hill. One attack plane could have strafed those tanks and destroyed our fuel supply. That's why I say the Japanese made three of the biggest mistakes an attack force could make or God was taking care of America.”
Do we have leaders, military or civilian, like this around today? We can only hope.
▪ At 70th anniversary, Pearl Harbor survivors' group prepares to disband
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Posts from previous years
▪ Family Visit to the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. - 2006
Click above video to view Day in Infamy Speech and Remember Pearl Harbor Song. This is a song written in 1942. It was when Americans were still angry at Japan because of Pearl Harbor. Please do not take offense at the words.. Just disregard what is offensive. Remember the time it was made. I just want people to "Remember Pearl Harbor. "
If you have a remembrance of December 7, 1941, please e-mail us your story to be posted on this Memory Webs site.
Bettye Chambers, webmaster
December 7 -- 67th Anniversary 2008 -- Don't know if our current President will remember this day or not.
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance DayPearl Harbored remembered by President George W. Bush
Pearl Harbor Remembered - Lest we Forget
If you know any WWII Vets, please give them a big salute this week.
There are so few left, and we need to remember them.
USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor
Recollections from Pearl Harbor -
www.pearlharborstories.org -- http://pacifichistoricparks.org/pearl-harbor-hawaii.php12/07/08
Today marks the 67th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. This is one of the most important chapters of American history.
The attack killed 2,350 people. Many others were injured. The attack also drew the United States into World War II.
It's important that we remember the attack on Pearl Harbor. We should also honor those who lost their lives there.
So, visit the Pearl Harbor Survivors Project. Many survivors have recorded their memories for future generations. You'll get a real sense of the fear and confusion surrounding the attack.
Just click Explore Stories to jump into the recorded stories. Or, take a more methodical approach by clicking Survivor Database.
The Survivor Database shows you a map of the harbor. Click on a region to see a list of the boats anchored there.
You can then link to stories from those serving on a particular ship. You can also read reports of the actions taken by the ship's crew.
If you are a survivor of the attack, do us all a favor. Take the time to record your story. We would all like to hear it.
by Bettye Chambers