My mother was 14 that day, home in bed with pneumonia. My father was 20 and studying for a physics final exam at the Naval Academy. To this day they can tell you the most minute detail of December 7th. The world changed for them, and so many others, in the blink of an eye. The further we get from that day, the dimmer it becomes. Will my children remember it? Will my grandchildren? Rather than discussing any of the history involved, I’ve put up some of the photos which we don’t often see.

A photo of Japanese Mitsubishi dive-bombers warming up on their carrier decks getting ready to fly out to attack Pearl Harbor.

USS Arizona sinking. What’s left of it at that point is an inferno. To the far left, men at the stern of the USS Tennessee are hosing water down from the deck, trying to keep the burning oil away from their own ship.

A gun crew during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Planes and hangers wrecked at Hickman Field.

USS Arizona Memorial

Never Forget!