Being a VFW member, I've talked to some of these men and women and in general it was shock and Horror. Shock that we could get caught with our pants around our ankles. Horror in seeing the devestation of the bombing. The death tolls, ships that were sunk with sailors stuck inside them. Then anger. The armed forces were chomping at the bit to back at them. It was Adm. Yamamoto who said "I fear we have awoken a sleeping giant". Well they did that and more.
There were thousands of people stationed at Pearl Harbor.
None. The Japanese attacked the Americans.
THE PEARL HARBOR MONUMENT WAS BUILT IN MEMORY OF THE 1,177 AMIRICAN SERICEMEN KILLED ON THE USS ARIZONA
Pearl Harbor was attacked December 7, 1941
Because the Japanese killed over a thousand American soldiers and some US citizens in Hawaii sparking war.
About 170 thousand Americans served at Cold Harbor.
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
There were thousands of people stationed at Pearl Harbor.
None. The Japanese attacked the Americans.
THE PEARL HARBOR MONUMENT WAS BUILT IN MEMORY OF THE 1,177 AMIRICAN SERICEMEN KILLED ON THE USS ARIZONA
Pearl Harbor was attacked December 7, 1941
Because the Japanese killed over a thousand American soldiers and some US citizens in Hawaii sparking war.
A total of 2,632 soldiers died as a result the Battle at Cold Harbor. Of these, 1,844 were Union soldiers and 788 were Confederate.