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What did President Franklin D. Roosevelt say about this?

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After the sudden and deliberate attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese during World War II, President Roosevelt spoke to Congress and the American people.

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How different is their view from ours?

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The effectiveness of our attack was now certain, and a message, 'Surprise attack successful!' was accordingly sent to at 0753. The message was received by the carrier and duly relayed to the homeland, ...

"One hour and forty minutes after leaving the carriers I knew that we should be nearing our goal. Small openings in the thick cloud cover afforded occasional glimpses of the ocean, as I strained my eyes for the first sight of land. Suddenly a long white line of breaking surf appeared directly beneath my plane. It was the northern shore of Oahu.
Veering right toward the west coast of the island, we could see that the sky over Pearl Harbor was clear. Presently the harbor itself became visible across the central Oahu plain, a film of morning mist hovering over it. I peered intently through my binoculars at the ships riding peacefully at anchor. One by one I counted them. Yes, the battleships were there all right, eight of them! But our last lingering hope of finding any carriers present was now gone. Not one was to be seen.

It was 0749 when I ordered my radioman to send the command, 'Attack!' He immediately began tapping out the pre-arranged code signal: 'TO, TO, TO...'

Leading the whole group, Lieutenant Commander Murata's torpedo bombers headed downward to launch their torpedoes, while Lieutenant Commander Itayay's fighters raced forward to sweep enemy fighters from the air. Takahashi's dive-bomber group had climbed for altitude and was out of sight. My bombers, meanwhile, made a circuit toward Barbers Point to keep pace with the attack schedule. No enemy fighters were in the air, nor were there any gun flashes from the ground.
Akagi [Flagship of the Japanese attack fleet]
The attack was opened with the first bomb falling on Wheeler Field, followed shortly by dive-bombing attacks upon Hickam Field and the bases at Ford Island. Fearful that smoke from these attacks might obscure his targets, Lieutenant Commander Murata cut short his group's approach toward the battleships anchored east of Ford Island and released torpedoes. A series of white waterspouts soon rose in the harbor.

Lieutenant Commander Itaya's fighters, meanwhile, had full command of the air over Pearl Harbor. About four enemy fighters which took off were promptly shot down. By 0800 there were no enemy planes in the air, and our fighters began strafing the airfields.

My level-bombing group had entered on its bombing run toward the battleships moored to the cast of Ford Island. On reaching an altitude of 3,000 meters, I had the sighting bomber take position in front of my plane.

As we closed in, enemy antiaircraft fire began to concentrate on us. Dark gray puffs burst all around. Most of them came from ships' batteries, but land batteries were also active. Suddenly my plane bounced as if struck by a club. When I looked back to see what had happened, the radioman said: 'The fuselage is holed and the rudder wire damaged.' We were fortunate that the plane was still under control, for it was imperative to fly a steady course as we approached the target. Now it was nearly time for 'Ready to release,' and I concentrated my attention on the lead plane to note the instant his bomb was dropped. Suddenly a cloud came between the bombsight and the target, and just as I was thinking that we had already overshot, the lead plane banked slightly and turned right toward Honolulu. We had missed the release point because of the cloud and would have to try again.

While my group circled for another attempt, others made their runs, some trying as many as three before succeeding. We were about to begin our second bombing run when there was a colossal explosion in battleship row. A huge column of dark red smoke rose to 1000 meters. It must have been the explosion of a ship's powder magazine. [This was the Battleship The shock wave was felt even in my plane, several miles away from the harbor. Arizona]

We began our run and met with fierce antiaircraft concentrations. This time the lead bomber was successful, and the other planes of the group followed suit promptly upon seeing the leader's bombs fall. I immediately lay flat on the cockpit floor and slid open a peephole cover in order to

observe the fall of the bombs. I watched four bombs plummet toward the earth. The target - two battleships moored side by side - lay ahead. The bombs became smaller and smaller and finally disappeared. I held my breath until two tiny puffs of smoke flashed suddenly on the ship to the left, and I shouted, 'Two hits!'
When an armor-piercing bomb with a time fuse hits the target, the result is almost unnoticeable from a great altitude. On the other hand, those which miss are quite obvious because they leave concentric waves to ripple out from the point of contact, and I saw two of these below. I presumed that it was battleship Maryland we had hit.'

As the bombers completed their runs they headed north to return to the carriers. Pearl Harbor and the air bases had been pretty well wrecked by the fierce strafings and bombings. The imposing naval array of an hour before was gone. Antiaircraft fire had become greatly intensified, but in my continued observations I saw no enemy fighter planes. Our command of the air was unchallenged."

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Attack At Pearl Harbor, 1941 - The Japanese View

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The leader of the Japanese air attack describes the battle.

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I never will forget as long as I live," said Ray Chavez, age 105

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HONOLULU, HA -- As the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor approaches this week, veterans who have survived the attack are making their way to Honolulu, Hawaii, for the commemoration.

Among those veterans is the oldest living survivor, flying back for the first time since World War II.

"I never will forget as long as I live," said Ray Chavez, age 104 .

Alaska Airlines flew Chavez and his daughter, a navy veteran, first class, to Hawaii.

San Diego firefighter Mitch Mendler and retired New York firefighter Joe Torillo, who survived the 9/11 terror attacks, accompanied Chavez as honorary escorts.

A special TSA line opened, giving Chavez special screening.

But not before stranger after stranger stopped to take his picture, shake his hand and thank him for his service.

" I'm not exactly a hero, because there were thousands of other heroes too, but I'm very proud of the honor bestowed on me," he says.

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Oldest living Pearl Harbor survivor returns to Hawaii

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HONOLULU, HA -- As the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor approaches this week, veterans who have survived the attack are making their way to Honolulu, Hawaii, for the commemoration. Among those veterans is the oldest living survivor, flying back for the first time since World War II.

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Was sunken by the Japanese and never recovered.

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Was raised but was considered to too old to be worth repairing.

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As shown, The USS Arizona was never rebuilt. There was far to much damage

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Well a some what summery ;)

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She was never recovered. Neither were the 1,100 men that lost their lives with her.

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USS Arizona Under Attack at Pearl Harbor Video - World War II - HISTORY.com

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On December 7, 1941, the Japanese sunk the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor, killing more than 1,100 American soldiers. Did anyone aboard the Arizona survive? Find out more. From

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Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor Video - Pearl Harbor - HISTORY.com

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A look back at the day the Imperial Japanese Navy conducted a surprise military strike against the United States naval base in Hawaii.