Pearl Harbor Day

The USS Arizona on December 7, 1941

68 years ago today, Japan's military forces attacked our nation at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. We thank our Pearl Harbor veterans and all those who served on that fateful day of infamy. The carnage was a result of a surprise bombing by the Japanese air corps. The United States joined World War II, as thousands of Americans rushed to join our military in arms. Thousands and thousands of people lost their lives in various campaigns during World War II. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with the atom bomb, finally brought about the ending of the war and a peace agreement. In the many years since that day in 1941, as a people and as a nation we have become allies with Japan. We can achieve much when much is at stake, peace among people is attainable. I wonder about the 911 attack on this country and if we may one day find a peace with those responsible for those attacks. Though there are different scenarios and details between these two attacks on our country, the common cause is peace.