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Post by CAPT Issac R. Madden on Dec 7, 2014 18:13:08 GMT 1
To quote FDR, "the day that will live in infamy". This day marked the fist time since the War of 1812 that a foreign power attacked us on our own soil. Over 2400 dead and 1000 wounded service members and civilians and the crippling of the Pacific fleet marked this as one of the biggest blows our military ever took in history. Combine that with the foul-up in the declaration of war being delivered after the attack, and you've got one very angry nation out for blood.
Of note, Admiral Yamamoto was against the attack because he knew the American mentality and our industrial capacity (he followed through, though due to having his orders and disobedience was grounds for being executed for treason). He literally said "I can run wild for six months... after that I have no expectation of victory". He was proven correct since the Imperial Japanese Navy was smashed at the Battle of Midway which concluded on 7 June 1942; exactly six months after Pearl Harbor.
Sadly it seems more and more people are unaware of history and today is but another day, but I'm leaving out a shot of whiskey in memory of those who died that day.
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Post by Lily Ariel Linders on Dec 7, 2014 19:19:12 GMT 1
Forgive me for having the date wrong - I don't know why but I thought Pearl Harbor happened on December 8th - but I guess I was only slightly off; though still bad of me to have the wrong date. I seem to have an issue remembering dates in history for some reason... I know my mind was twitching at a faint thought that December 6th meant something - and then I remembered that was the date of the Halifax Explosion. But yes, agreed, Pearl Harbor was a terrible thing that happened... and apologies if this upsets anyone, but I also feel a similar sorrow for the Hiroshima and Nagasaki attacks as well. I just hate all aspects of war in general.
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