National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: From GovGab: "
I remember being at a family funeral a few years ago. My mom pointed to an older gentleman across the room, and in a tone of hushed reverence she said to me, “That’s Tommy, he’s a Pearl Harbor survivor.”
December 7, 1941 the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Over 3,500 Americans were killed or wounded in the attack, and the attack officially drew the United States into World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt called it, “a date which will live in infamy.”
My father served in the Navy during World War II, and my mother tells stories of how the people at home in the U.S. sacrificed to support the war effort. Today when I hear people speak of the 9/11 attacks, the tone of the conversation reminds me of how my parents spoke of Pearl Harbor.
On National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we pay tribute to the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country, and we honor all who served our Nation at home and abroad during World War II.
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