"The attack...on the Hawaiian Islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces. Very many American lives have been lost. In addition American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu."
"With confidence in our armed forces - with the unbounded determination of our people - we will gain the inevitable triumph - so help us God."
Seventy years ago today Japanese pilots bombed Pearl Harbor in a surprise attack on the United States Navy that led to the United States entering World War Two. Americans became crucial to the war effort on the European front while also battling in the Pacific theatre.
VE Day: May 8, 1945
VJ Day: August 15, 1945
God Bless America
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