70 years ago, 2,400 people lost their lives during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The Pearl Harbor visitor center in Hawaii is opening at 7:40 a.m. to the public so that people can show their respects to our soldiers that gave theirs lives for us. The ceremony to honor those who died includes, "a rifle salute, wreath presentations and recognition of those who died." The National Park Service claims that their will be about 3,000 people that attend the ceremony. Exactly at 7:55 a.m. there will be a moment of silence. Why 7:55 a.m. exactly? This is the exact time the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred. Many people will gather to honor this men that died that day during the attack. People take this ceremony very seriously because of the history behind this day. This Wednesday we should all participate in a moment of silence to honor those who died for us.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/07/us/pearl-harbor-70th-anniversary/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
Such a sad day of our history, but very interesting how they matched up the moment of silence at 7:55am.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had seen this earlier and could have paused to remember those who lost their lives. This was a very scary moment in our country and it is nice to see everyone coming together to remember it.
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