12/07/2023
December 7th 1941.
82 years today.
This day is the day that really separated the US as the biggest, toughest military on the planet. We nursed our wounds and got directly back in the fight. It is not if you get knocked down, it is if you get back up. I still believe the greatest generation we have ever had, fought and won this war decisively.
Listen, Did You Know?
Americans actually shot the first shot of the War in the Pacific. At 6:37am on the morning of December 7th 1941, the USS Ward attacked and sank a midget submarine near the entrance to the harbor, officially making it the first shot fired that day and the first American Shots in the War of the Pacific.
37 pairs or trios of brothers were assigned to the USS Arizona. Of those, 23 sets were killed, constituting 62 men. As a result, the US Navy actually attempted to discourage the practice of family members serving aboard the same vessels..
Always Remember Pearl Harbor and the men and women that died.
The More You Know!