Of the more than 90 ships at anchor in Pearl Harbor on Dec. Pacific Fleet guarding our western shores. Not so in 1941, as it was hours after the attack before most Americans learned what had happened to the U.S. Today, we have instant access to information via Internet. The “Sound the Alarm” theme touches on how communication of the news from Pearl Harbor instantly changed the nation.
Kennedy, Pearl Harbor is an event that no American alive then will ever forget. 11, 2001, or the November 1963 assassination of President John F. Like the terrorist attacks of 9/11 on Sept. It’s in part to reach more veterans who can’t visit Pearl Harbor in person, and to reach more civilians who need to hear and feel a connection to the story of what happened in this battle.ĭesignated sites cooperating with the park service and Veterans United will feature the ceremony, but park officials also are hoping that social media will play a role in stoking interest among younger Americans about why Pearl Harbor Day is important to remember. The National Park Service will be hosting an interactive broadcast via wireless streaming to share this year’s ceremonies. That’s the emphasis of this year’s commemoration, as national park officials and historians at Pearl Harbor turn to social media and a focus on unity with the theme “Sound the Alarm,” which examines how thousands of Americans and not just veterans responded to the attack.
However, they continue to be the most visible reminders of an event that on many calendars clearly is marked as Pearl Harbor Day.īut once they’re gone, who will keep this important story alive? Only a handful of veterans caught in that bloody beginning of World War II for the United States still survive. 7, 1941, may be turning 72 years old this week, but it forever will remain a story in American history and importance that must be shared, honored and most of all, remembered.Īny young sailor who was 20 years old on the day Japanese warplanes attacked American forces in Hawaii on that fateful day is 92 if he’s still with us today. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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