Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Do Not Forget Pearl Harbor | The Resurgent

Do Not Forget Pearl Harbor | The Resurgent: Seventy-five years ago on this date, on a bright Sunday morning in the island paradise of Oahu, Japanese warplanes bombed, torpedoed and strafed American ships, aircraft, sailors, soldiers, Marines, civilians and facilities in and around Pearl Harbor. A total of 2,403 Americans were killed and 1,178 were wounded. From a legal perspective, none of the casualties were combatants, since the attack occurred before a state of war existed.

Before the aircraft did their deadly deed, the Japanese delegation was supposed to deliver Japan’s Final Memorandum to the United States, an ultimatum required by international l

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