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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

U.S. Remembers Pearl Harbor Attack On 80th Anniversary

Above, oil still seeps from the sunken USS Arizona. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

The anniversary will be observed with ceremonies organized by the National Park Service and the U.S. Navy.

Above, the memorial wall at the USS Arizona Memorial. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

According to the New York Post:

Dec 6 – The United States will mark the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Tuesday.

The attack on Dec. 7, 1941, shook a country that had been so focused on World War Two in Europe that it had lost sight of the threat posed by Japan, according to historians.

The attack killed 2,390 Americans, and the United States declared war on Japan the next day.

To read more, go here

Above, the USS Arizona Memorial. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The Forgotten Ship: The USS Utah

From Hawaii News Now:

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - When people think of the Dec. 7 memorial, most refer to the USS Arizona and not the USS Utah, which sits on the other side of Ford Island.

“You’ve got a million and a half visitors that come to that memorial a year, but this is just as much a memorial as the USS Arizona. There are still crew members that are still on board this ship.” said Jim Neuman, the historian for Commander Navy Region Hawaii.

Visitors need base access to get near the Utah’s wreckage and the dock that overlooks the remains of the capsized battleship.

“The Utah was one of the first ships that was hit. She completely capsized. Thankfully, most of the crew did get off but there were 58 that were killed in that attack,” Neuman said.

To read more, go here

Above, the battleship USS Missouri, where the Japanese surrender took place. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Online Screening of "December 7th" Documentary

From ABC15 Arizona:

The National Archives Museum will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor on Tuesday.

The museum is hosting an online screening of the documentary "December 7th."

The movie, released by the U.S. Navy, won an Academy Award in 1944 for Best Documentary Short Subject.

The screening begins at 12 p.m. EST.

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