D-Day, the sad anniversary of Pearl Harbor.
By Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (51966)
December 7, 2025 6:33pm CST
December 7, 1941, the day Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese. This was a trigger that started WW2. Over 2400 people died that day. This caused our President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, to declare war, and said the famous line of ''a day that will live in infamy'' in his speech to Congress.
In my daily reading of news, I stumbled on an article saying that only 12 Pearl Harbor survivors are still alive, and none of them are in any shape to go there to honor their fallen comrades. It's not terribly long,I will post it in case anyone wants to read it.
I was never in the military, but close family and friends were. So many loved ones lost in this, and in all conflicts and wars. I think we owe it to them to remember the sacrifice they made for us.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/only-12-pearl-harbor-survivors-remain-on-the-84th-anniversary-none-can-attend-this-year-s-remembrance/ar-AA1RSmmw?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=71d5d33991744573abc7a0d4fc16c7e0&ei=71
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@FourWalls (80795)
• United States
7h
I worked across the street from the parking lot to the Arizona Memorial when I was stationed there. I couldn’t bring myself to go. We had Shore Patrol school on Ford Island, and the ferry took us past markers where the ships were moored that morning. The oil is still leaking from the Arizona. 
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@MarieCoyle (51966)
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6h
@noni1959
I saw a news article with a picture of the oil leak, and it looked similar to yours. It's all so hard to imagine, yet we know it happened.
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@MarieCoyle (51966)
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6h
I can honestly see why you wouldn't want to go. I'm thinking I couldn't, either.
I do remember reading several times that oil is still leaking from the Arizona. 81 years, and it's still leaking. Unreal.
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@MarieCoyle (51966)
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7h
Yes, there has. I know time must pass and the years march on, but it did hit me that only 12 survivors were left now, and none of them well enough to attend the ceremonies.
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@MarieCoyle (51966)
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7h
I remember my aunt saying when they heard the news, people cried for hours, and they knew many sons and husbands would go to war.
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@noni1959 (11452)
• United States
7h
My very first time going to Hawaii, was to see Pearl Harbor. It was in 2007 and we took the "Braveheart" tour. A private van buss picked up 10 of us and took us to the USS Arizona first where we watched a video of the attack and story then boarded a ferry to the memorial over the sunken ship. It was so quiet and you could "feel" an energy there. We also saw the USS Missouri where the surrender was signed. After, we went to the military base and ate with officers and had a small tour. We went by Iolani Palace, King Kamehameha Statue and the Punchbowl Cemetery before ending at the military museum. I think they call it something else now and no longer eat on base.
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@noni1959 (11452)
• United States
6h
@MarieCoyle When we were on the ferry going, we were told to be respectful and quiet on the memorial. On the ferry, kids were screaming, people talking loud and I thought there was no way that will happen. Soon as we docked, it got eerily quiet. No one talked while there. No kids cried, no fits, playing.....nothing. I still have goosebumps when I remember. It is sad but it was good to go pay respects.
@MarieCoyle (51966)
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6h
I bet you could feel an energy there. I am sure it was very interesting, like Four Walls, I am not sure I could handle it without tears.
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@Deepizzaguy (116480)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7h
I remember the news reels on the former televisions in Panama showing the event in newsreels.
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@MarieCoyle (51966)
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7h
I have always been very interested in history and how it shaped our country as well as the world. Of course, war is part of that, but the part I wish hadn't happened.
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