Today marks the anniversary of one of the most defining moments in history. On December 7, 1941 the Japanese attacked Peal Harbor with a carefully planned and executed plan. This act brought the United States into the Second World War as a full combatant. The United States was totally unprepared and surprised.
The Japanese sent one of the largest aerial striking power forces that has ever been seen. Just before 8 am the attack started. Just imagine being a young serviceman with the day off getting ready for a picnic. Or maybe a young mother making a big breakfast and thinking about knocking out a load of laundry before it gets too late. Suddenly all hell breaks loose! I can not even imagine how they must have felt. We are The United States. No one would have enough nerve to attack us! So what in God's name is that noise. At first they may have thought that there had been a huge accident. I am sure that it did not take long to figure out what had happened. It had to be fast. In just a short time 4 US battleships had sunken. And 4 more had damage.
188 aircraft were lost. Buildings everywhere were destroyed. But the worst of all was that over 2400 Americans that were servicemen and servicewomen, fathers and mothers, children, bothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, and friends, lost their lives that day. This was the most tragic day that we had ever seen.I know that a lot of time has past. But we can not afford to forget. We can not forget to honor those young men, women and children who lost their lives that day. We must remember that no matter how big we think we are, there is still someone willing to take us on.
Please hold a place in your hearts for the members of the military that have given up everything to serve. Hold a very special place in your hearts for the ones who gave everything and never returned. And hold a place in your hearts for those who are serving right now, for they know not what tomorrow brings!
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