Pearl Harbor remembered

On Dec. 7, 1941, more than 350 Japanese aircraft descended on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Four U.S. Navy battleships were sunk (two of which were raised and returned to service later in the war) and all of the four other battleships present were damaged. The Japanese also sank or damaged three cruisers, three destroyers, an anti-aircraft training ship^[8] and one minelayer. 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed, 2,402 personnel were killed^[9] and 1,282 were wounded. The power station, shipyard, maintenance, and fuel and torpedo storage facilities, as well as the submarine piers and headquarters building (also home of the intelligence section) were not attacked. Japanese losses were light, with 29 aircraft and five midget submarines lost, and 65 servicemen killed or wounded. One Japanese sailor was captured.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt called Dec. 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy."
Today, nearly 70 years later, people have new ways to communicate but the message stays the same: remember Pearl Harbor.

@KPHOericzott Today, December 7th - Pearl Harbor Memories Linger After 69 Years! http://bit.ly/ib1zxd

@88banshee @ This time 69yrs ago pearl harbor was under attack... http://bit.ly/hdg2en

@ErinKSmith RT @thejointstaff: Remember Pearl Harbor today. Remember the sacrifice & loss. Remember the courage & resolve & the way America fought back.

@HillaryMaxwell RT @cathymcmorris: Today, we remember the heroes of Pearl Harbor and the Greatest Generation. Thank you for your service and sacrifice!

@aflacduck Pearl Harbor was attacked today in 1941. A sad day in history made bearable by the fact that Ben Affleck starred in the movie.

@lilbrigid Hey, 27-year-old Facebook friend: no, you do NOT remember Pearl Harbor.

@ScouterAdam RT @smwalker_oh: Today is Pearl Harbor Day. Fly flags at half staff. 69 years since "a day that will live in infamy."

@kate__m Today is the anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Hopefully everyone takes a min to remember the men who were there, my great uncle Paul included.

@Markk1972 Family survived Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 69 years ago today Reading: http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20101207/NEWS/312070054

@alanocu Photo: Pearl Harbor Burns: 1941 | Shorpy Historic Photo Archive http://t.co/NMj7gzx

@Moloc88 Just put out the flag for Pearl Harbor Day.

@MirandaCathleen RT @roogie Please remember those who were killed on this day 69 years ago in the attack on Pearl Harbor and subsequently WWII.

@cs_edge Easy like sunday mornin....wait...its tuesday. Remember pearl harbor

@AdamDrakeOnAir RT @ShyBlakeman: Pearl Harbor is mostly forgotten these days. My Pawpo was there that infamous morning. It was the original 9/11

@OnyxMediagroup1 "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." Remember those lost at Pearl Harbor.