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    Default December 7th...

    It lasted just over 90 minutes. Over 2400 Americans were killed and over 1100 were wounded. 18 ships were sunk. 188 American planes were destroyed, 155 of those on the ground.

    Wiki of course, has a comprehensive timeline and details of the attack here:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor

    A list of the casualties of the attack....
    http://www.pearlharborsurvivorsonlin...ist%201941.htm
    ^^scroll through this once, for some idea of the scale of the dead^^

    Survivor stories:
    http://www.history.navy.mil/docs/wwi.../survivors.htm
    ^^Read some of these^^
    "I was the last man to leave secondary aft because I looked around and there was no one left. I followed the Major down the port side of the tripod mast. The railings, as we ascended, were very hot and as we reached the boat deck I noted that it was torn up and burned. The bodies of the dead were thick, and badly burned men were heading for the quarterdeck, only to fall apparently dead or badly wounded. The Major and I went between No. 3 and No. 4 turret to the starboard side and found Lieutenant Commander Fuqua ordering the men over the side and assisting the wounded. He seemed exceptionally calm and the Major stopped and they talked for a moment. Charred bodies were everywhere.
    Youtube
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAnOtWm5OrM





    The USS Shaw explodes:




    The USS Oklahoma burns:




    The USS Arizona burning and sinking with over 1,000 servicemen still on board



    The USS Arizona Memorial:


    The list of sailors killed on the Arizona:






    A beached Japanese midget sub...


    Cleanup:


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    If you've never been to pearl harbor you should go. I went while I was serving in the Navy. God bless My fellow Sailors who paid the ultimate price that day.

    Fair winds, and Following seas. Shipmates.
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    Godspeed to all that were lost, my hat is off to all of you.
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    Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Dan Yaklin, reporting for duty comrades. My hats off to you. See you in the next life when we sail the seas of eternity.
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    God Bless our Troops

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    there is nothing like being there in person... thanks to all who serve

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    Thanks to all who served. RIP to all those that gave their lives that day.
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    Wow, those are some cool pics. I read a lot of books on Pearl Harbor and D-Day back in hign school. It was some crazy stuff. My hat is off to all the service men & women. Thank you.
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    12/7 also has the distinction of being my anniversary.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
    “You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass.”

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