A DateThat Will Live In Infamy

A Date That Will Live In Infamy

When I was in the U.S. Navy from 1968-1970 we were pulling into port one day at Pearl Harbor and up in the sky we saw hundreds of Zeros. Bombs were dropping in Pearl Harbor and smoke and flames filled the air. It was an incredible scene...very sureal! Had we somehow entered a vortex and gone back in time? What was happening? It turned out to be a movie that was being made - Tora, Tora, Tora. I can't even imagine what it was really like that day when this really happened.

It has been 65 years since that infamous day on Dec. 7, 1941, when Pearl Harbor was bombed! Has anything changed since then? What have we learned?

For one thing, there haven't been any more World Wars since then. However, there is still violence, war, hatred and persecution all around the world.

National Geographic has an excellent webpage about Pearl Harbor Day, Click Here . Go to the interactive attack map for the story of Pearl Harbor.

President Roosevelt said:
"Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.."

If you would like to read President Roosevelt's speech from December 8, 1941, Click Here.

The United States Military was taken by surprise in 1941, even though there were many indications that the Japenese might be planning an attack. Are we any more prepared today for a surprise attack? What about September 11th? We were caught off guard again; have we learned from that?

I don't have any answers, just many questions. What are your feelings on this. Please leave a comment and let me know if you think we have learned anything since Dec. 7th, 1941. Are we any more prepared?