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50 historical photos of the attack on Pearl Harbor

  
Via:  Jasper2529  •  4 years ago  •  11 comments

By:   The Associated Press

50 historical photos of the attack on Pearl Harbor
Three U.S. battleships are hit from the air during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Japan's bombing of U.S. military bases at Pearl Harbor brings the U.S. into World War II. From left are: USS West Virginia, severely damaged; USS Tennessee, damaged; and USS Arizona, sunk.

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December 7, 1941


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Jasper2529
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1  seeder  Jasper2529    4 years ago

Seventy-nine years ago today.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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1.2  Vic Eldred  replied to  Jasper2529 @1    4 years ago

It's hard to believe it was that long ago.

 
 
 
XXJefferson51
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1.3  XXJefferson51  replied to  Jasper2529 @1    4 years ago

Great seed.   Thanks for posting it. 

 
 
 
shona1
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1.4  shona1  replied to  Jasper2529 @1    4 years ago

Lest We Forget...thank you to all our fallen Allies across the sea...We stand beside you, always have and always will...

 
 
 
JaneDoe
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2  JaneDoe    4 years ago

A picture is worth a thousand words. Incredible photos.

 
 
 
Jasper2529
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2.1  seeder  Jasper2529  replied to  JaneDoe @2    4 years ago

and Kathleen -

Thank you both for commenting. My dad enlisted as soon as he turned 18 in 1943. He and my mom went to Hawaii many years ago. When they came home, they told me that their most treasured memory was their visit to the Pearl Harbor Memorial.

 
 
 
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3  Sister Mary Agnes Ample Bottom    4 years ago

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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4  Vic Eldred    4 years ago

Vigil in front of White House after Pearl Harbor, today 1941:

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Courtesy of Michael Beschloss

 
 
 
Jasper2529
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5  seeder  Jasper2529    4 years ago

There are only 2 remaining survivors of the USS Arizona who are alive today.

Here's one of them:

 
 

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