Pearl Harbor Day

[NebrHogger]

This is the anniversary of the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Dad was there on the USS Nevada which got underway but was run aground to prevent being sunk and blocking the harbor. He never spoke much of it but bitterly hated Japanese the rest of his life.

Rest in Peace, Patriots!!

 

[Bombardier]

Always remembered, Stand Easy Brothers

 

[Bombardier]

Here is an album with a few pics of Pearl Harbor Memorial sites by @Reloader

https://www.militaryimages.net/media/albums/pearl-harbor.292/

 

[bdpopeye]

Robert Kaufman (R), the living American on board the USS Missouri witnessing Japan's surrender during World War II, attends the 76th Commemoration on Pearl Harbor Attack at the Navy Memorial Plaza in Washington D.C., the United States, on Dec. 7, 2017. Japan launched a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor naval base on the island of Oahu in Hawaii in 1941, killing more than 2,400 U.S. military personnel and civilians. The next day, then President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress for a declaration of war against Japan, which launched the American involvement in World War II. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

People attend the 76th Commemoration on Pearl Harbor Attack at the Navy Memorial Plaza in Washington D.C., the United States, on Dec. 7, 2017.

Members of the U.S. Navy's honor guard attend the 76th Commemoration on Pearl Harbor Attack at the Navy Memorial Plaza in Washington D.C., the United States, on Dec. 7, 2017

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PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) Pearl Harbor survivors Donald Stratton, left, and Lauren Bruner inspect the mooring line used by Chief Boatswain's Mate Joseph L. George during the attacks on Pearl Harbor. George had used the mooring line to rescue Stratton and Bruner from the sinking USS Arizona. George was posthumously honored with the Bronze Star award during the 76th Anniversary events of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The 76th commemoration, co-hosted by the U.S. Military, the National Park Service and the State of Hawaii, provided veterans, family members, service members and the community a chance to honor the sacrifices made by those who were present Dec. 7, 1941, as well as throughout the Pacific theater. Since the attacks, the U.S. and Japan have endured more than 70 years of continued peace, a cornerstone of security and prosperity in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. As a Pacific nation, the U.S. is committed to continue its responsibility of protecting the Pacific sea-lanes, advancing international ideals and relationships, well as delivering security, influence and responsiveness in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rebecca Wolfbrandt)

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PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) Staff Sgt. Courtney Clifford sings the National Anthem during a Bronze Star award presentation ceremony on the USS Arizona Memorial during the 76th Anniversary events of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rebecca Wolfbrandt)

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PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2017) Pearl Harbor survivor Donald Stratton sheds a tear over the memory of his rescuer Chief Boatswain's Mate Joseph L. George during George's posthumous Bronze Star award ceremony aboard the USS Arizona Memorial during the 76th Anniversary events of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rebecca Wolfbrandt)

 

[bdpopeye]

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SAN DIEGO (Dec. 7, 2017) A member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association renders a salute during a Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony at the USS Midway Museum. The ceremony commemorates the 76th anniversary of the attack on American forces at Pearl Harbor. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Z.A. Landers/Released)

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Ray Chavez, a 105-year-old Navy veteran and the oldest surviving Pearl Harbor veteran smiles before the 76th Commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor at the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, Oahu, Dec. 7, 2017. Pearl Harbor survivors, World War II veterans, service members, veterans and civilians came together to remember and pay their respect to those who fought and lost their lives during the attack on Pearl Harbor. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle)

 

[zeroalpha]

Great thread and nice pictures