Marines TV

On December 7, 1941, U.S. forces were victim to a surprise attack by the Empire of Japan. This event is considered the thrusting force for the United States to participate in World War II. (Marine Corps video by Sergeant Hector de Jesus) Source www.navweaps.com/index_oob/OOB_WWII_Pacific/OOB_WWII_Pearl_Harbor.php http://combinedfleet.com/battles/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor

Seventy-six years ago, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, prompted America's entry into World War II. Each year on Dec. 7, Americans honor those who died in the attack that killed 2,403 Sailors, Marines, Soldiers and civilians. Nearly half the casualties occurred on the USS Arizona, where 1,177 of the 2,512-man crew perished. In total eighteen U.S. Navy ships were sunk or run aground and 188 American aircraft were destroyed with nearly as many damaged during the surprise attack. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Robert Sweet) Speeches include: U.S. Navy Adm. Harry Harris, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt