2,400 Americans died at Pearl Harbor 78 years ago today

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At 7:50 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese aircraft appeared in the air over Pearl Harbor. Less than two hours later, the deadliest attack on U.S. soil until 9/11, and 2,403 were dead, 18 ships were either damaged or sunk, two U.S. Navy battleships — the USS Arizona and the USS Utah — were sunk and 180 aircraft were destroyed. Of the dead, 1,177 came from the USS Arizona alone.

There were 1,143 wounded, including 710 Navy, 69 Marines, 364 Army and 103 civilians.

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In addition to the memorial to the USS Arizona, the USS Oklahoma memorial to those lost when she capsized is impressive as well.

Hopefully, never again.

So how much did FDR know in Advance about Pearl Harbor? why was all the Aircraft Carrioers the Japs main target al out of port to deliver aircraft my late father was on the USS LEXINGTON at the time

@Spurwing Plover:
he knew a great deal and did nothing. this attack was the U.S.’s to enter the war. recall the My Lai massacre, this was the excuse to begin America’s exodus in Vietnam.