During my layover in Honolulu I took a bus to Pearl Harbor. The site was quiet and reverent. The majesty of the United States fleet still present.
On the morning of Sunday, December 7, 1941 Japan attacked the American navy which was situated in Hawaii at Pearl Harbor. The Japanese wanted to cripple the US navy so they could conquer Asia undeterred.
In total, 2,403 Americans were killed and 1,178 were wounded at Pearl Harbor. It also marked America's entrance to WWII.
The USS Arizona Memorial is built over the wreckage of the USS Arizona where 1, 177 crewmen died.
9 quarts of oil still leaks from the USS Arizona
every day.
23 sets of brothers died on the USS Arizona
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