When I was growing up, I always heard people refer to December 7 as Pearl Harbor Day. Although I was born long after the end of World War II, I read firsthand accounts of the events of December 7, 1941. I have never forgotten those horrific descriptions. Those stories bring tears to my eyes even now. War is a terrible thing, and we should never forget those who sacrificed their lives for the freedom we enjoy today.
In honor of those who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor and those who lost their lives, I’m writing this blog post to help insure that day is never forgotten. Here are a few images from the day seventy-one years ago that drew the United States into the Pacific theater of World War II.
By USN (Official U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-32792.) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
By U.S. Navy (photo 80-G-16871), Naval Historical Center photo NH 86118 [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Photo # 80-G-6683 USS Arizona’s magazine explosion at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941
By United States Office of War Information. (United States National Archives) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Ariela Vaughn 