Remembering Pearl Harbor

December 7, 2010
Shrinking Fraternity of Pearl Harbor Heroes


Brothers describe being separated by surprise Japanese attack




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Pearl Harbor Raid, 7 December 1941



Remembrance of "a Date which will live in Infamy"


The Pearl Harbor attack entered the consciousness of contemporary Americans more forcefully than any other single event. Regarded as a dastardly "surprise attack" and an act of "infamy", during the Second World War every effort was made to keep its memory bright. Posters, popular songs and other media were staples of wartime popular culture, regular memorial services were held to commemorate the dead, and flags that had flown at the Capitol and White House on 7 December 1941 were raised over fallen enemy capital cities.


Even after the conflict ended, the Pearl Harbor "surprise" helped shape a generation of National defense policy and was not forgotten by those who had lived through the war. Monuments, large and small, were erected on the battle sites. Around the country, veterans' reunion groups met regularly to keep the memory alive. Even now, some six decades later, Pearl Harbor remains the subject of a regular flow of documentaries, dramatic productions, books and articles.


This page features views related to the remembrance of the 7 December 1941 Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.


For other images of the memorialization of the Pearl Harbor raid


•USS Arizona Memorial


•USS Utah Memorial


For additional pictorial coverage of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor


•The Pearl Harbor Raid, 7 December 1941 -- Overview and Special Image Selection

Statement by Governor Jan Brewer











PHOENIX – “December 7th is a poignant date for all Americans. But it is especially meaningful for Arizonans. The Pearl Harbor Memorial is a resting place for the USS Arizona, sunk at her berth in the Japanese attack, December 7, 1941. 1,177 lives were lost -- of the 1,400 on board at the time -- over half of the casualties suffered by the entire fleet on that day of infamy. Her anchor is on display near the Arizona State Capitol, as are other artifacts – eternal reminders of the high cost of ignoring gathering threats, but reminders, too, of sacrifice and courage and valor. Yes, December 7th is a poignant date for all Americans. We pray we have learned our lesson because of it, and we honor those who paid the highest price, so we never, ever forget.”




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