Pearl Harbor Day 2010 marks the anniversary of the Japanese assault on the United States Pacific fleet in 1941 that compelled the U.S. to enter World War II. Pearl Harbor Day 2010 is different that past observances. Tuesday the traditional ceremonies contain the dedication of a new Pearl Harbor visitor center that cost $56 million to complete. The military personnel who bore the brunt of the Japanese attack that day could be represented by a small band of maturing warriors who remain this year.
The Pearl Harbor assault
2010 Pearl Harbor Day will be celebrated as the "day which will live in infamy." It’s in observance of December 7, 1941. President Franklin D. Roosevelt coined that phrase a day after the attack in a speech asking Congress to declare war on Japan. It was a large surprise that there was a Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In fact, 2,402 United States military personnel were killed. Sixty years later, the 9/11 terrorist assault that ruined the World Trade Center and killed 2,752 people could be compared to the Pearl Harbor Day shock. Japan had ambitions in southeast Asia and the Philippines which it did not want the United States of America Pacific Fleet interfering with. Even though it did the opposite of intent, which is why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
The significance of Pearl Harbor Day
Government buildings can be seen flying the United States of America flag at half-mast while Americans are expected to fly it at their homes by order of the president. This is done in honor of all those killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor Day. Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 7, is not a federal holiday, however for Pearl Harbor survivors and other World War II veterans, the day is significant as they remember their comrades who passed away at Pearl Harbor and countless other battles. The 69th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack started Sunday and will continue through Wed for the United States of America Navy base at Pearl Harbor on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
What you can do for Pearl Harbor Day 2010
The new Pearl Harbor visitor center could be dedicated on Pearl Harbor Day 2010. The new facility has a lot of new and exciting things in it. An education center, an amphitheater, 2 film theaters, interactive exhibits and galleries are all in it. All the Pearl Harbor survivors are now in their late 80s and early 90s. Anyone still alive can be attending the ceremony. On Dec. 7. Veterans, their families and various dignitaries will bow their heads in a moment of silence at 7:55 a.m., the moment the assault started in 1941. The "missing man formation" may have military fighter jets flying by. Then there will be a variety of warships going by. The last of the Pearl Harbor survivors will be saluted.
Articles cited
USA Today
usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-12-05-pearl-harbor-survivors_N.htm
Reuters
reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6B54J720101206
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
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