Griffin--Pearl+Harbor

**Mrs. Rainer ** **Language Arts ** **November 15, 2010 ** **Pearl Harbor **
 * Griffin Riggs **

**Pearl Harbor ** Pearl Harbor is home to a historic event where thousands of men and women died. Everyone should remember this day and honor the ones who died.

Pearl Harbor is where all the American naval ships docked in the pacific. Pearl Harbor now honors the soldiers who died on December 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor is mainly known for Japan bombing it and putting the United States into world war two. (Steve, White)

Before the December 6th attack on Pearl Harbor it was just a normal naval base. All the pacific fleet ships and airplanes were docked in the harbor. Pearl Harbor is on Oahu, Hawaii. Most people had never heard of that base until Japan bombed it. (Steve, White)

It was a normal day at the naval base of Oahu, Hawaii. Only right before Japan bomber Pearl Harbor. On Sunday December 7, 1941 Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor. At 7:45 A.M., U.S. navy personnel of the pacific fleet docked in the harbor he heard a shattering sound overhead as bombs fell from the sky. The Japanese came in two waves, first bombing the battleships in the harbor, then the supporting cruisers and destroyers, followed by bombing the military airfields near shore. By 9:55 that morning 2,390 people were dead, and 1,178 more were wounded. The pacific fleet was down 21 ships and 323 airplanes were damaged or destroyed. (Parish, Ann)

The United States had many consequences from the Pearl Harbor attack. One being the pacific fleet of Hawaii was pretty much almost completely destroyed. The United States lost 2,390 men and women of the navy and 1,178 more were wounded. Japan declared war on U.S. and our congress declared war on them. The main consequence was United States getting dragged into world war two. (Parish, Ann)

After the war United States made a memorial to honor all the people who fought in the world war two and who died for their country. This memorial is called the Arizona memorial. The Arizona memorial honors those killed on December 7, 1941. It spanning the center of the Arizona without touching it at any point. It consists of three parts: the entrance, a central area directly above the Arizona, and a shrine room. The central area is used for ceremonies and things of that nature. Many veterans drop flowers onto the ship below. On the marble wall in the shrine room are engraved the names of all those killed in the attack on the Arizona. (Parish, Ann)

Every year thousands of war veterans come to see the memorial and honor the people who died at war. Every year less and less old man and women come who actually fought in the war. It is up to us citizens of America to keep the tradition going and keep honoring the war veterans. Every December 7th, is national Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. (Parish, Ann)

Work Cited  <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Book: White, Steve. Pearl Harbor a day of infamy. New York: Rosen publishing, 2007. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Article: Parish, Ann. Pearl Harbor. MLA Modern language association, October 28, 2010.