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Hero and Remembrance Run, Walk or Roll Event Honors the Fallen

June 25, 2016 ·

Last year, thousands of runners joined together to honor service members who have fallen since 9/11. Known as the Hero and Remembrance Run, this event spans eight kilometers. Whether individuals are in wheelchairs or want to sprint, the run is designed to be inclusive of every type of service member and their family. The Fisher […]

Why the Man who Planned the Attacks on Pearl Harbor Advised Against them

June 24, 2016 ·

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Planned Attacks “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.” -From the diary of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Yamamoto was a man of humble beginnings. Raised by a lower-class samurai warrior, Yamamoto’s name was originally Takano. After graduating from the Imperial Japanese […]

Pearl Harbor Anniversary: 75 Years of the American Spirit

June 14, 2016 ·

December 7, 2016, will mark the 75th Pearl Harbor anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Looking back on that day, consider what Pearl Harbor meant at the time that it happened as well as the legacy built over the last 75 years. “Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy […]

How Many Pearl Harbor Deaths Were There?

June 14, 2016 · J. Owen

President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared December 7, 1941, the "date that will live in infamy." For the many Pearl Harbor deaths, this statement rang true. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was the largest attack on U.S. soil in modern history. It was the attack that launched the U.S. into World War II, and every […]

Doris “Dorie” Miller

June 12, 2016 ·

Doris “Dorie” Miller was one of the bravest men who ever lived, and was the first African-American man to receive the Navy Cross in history for courage under fire. Born In Waco, Texas in 1919, Miller worked on his father’s farm until age 19. With dreams of becoming a military man, Miller enlisted in the […]

Enjoy a Personal, In-Depth Experience With the Luxury & Private Tour of Pearl Harbor

June 09, 2016 ·

Slow Down and Learn the Hidden Details of a Famed WWII Battle Ground Paradise, a World War II Battle ground and the historic Arizona Memorial are just a taste of the locales you can enjoy on Oahu. Escape from the crowds with a private, personalized tour of your favorite World War II sites. From gorgeous […]

WWII Bombs Hit Japan With Japanese Medals of Peace Strapped on

June 06, 2016 ·

James H. Doolittle Leads Air Raid on Japanese Homeland Before World War II began, the Japanese awarded medals of friendship and peace to several people in the United States. At the time, these medals were intended to be symbolic of the cooperation, friendship and good relationship held between the United States and Japan. Following the […]

The Opana Radar Station

June 02, 2016 ·

How we almost knew about the Pearl Harbor attack before it happened. If U.S. planes hadn’t been coming in the same morning... If they would have had more practice using radar technology... If they had known about the Japanese submarine that had been spotted… Could Pearl Harbor have been saved? How often we look back […]

Meeting in the Air: American Pilots at Pearl Harbor

May 28, 2016 ·

Most Americans know that attacking Japanese planes surprised Pearl Harbor early in the morning of December 7, 1941, but not nearly as many people know about the Americans who took to the skies that morning. That weekend, Sgt. Henry C. Blackwell, Cpl. Clyde C. Brown, and Sgt. Warren D. Rasmussen had taken leave from the US […]

Japanese Internment: A People Locked Away

May 20, 2016 ·

A five-year-old sat on a train with his family. He was on an adventure, not understanding why the people around him were crying. As far as he knew his family was on a vacation to a place called Arkansas. Being on an adventure, he didn’t worry when his family arrived at the barbed wire fenced-in […]

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Hero and Remembrance Run, Walk or Roll Event Honors the Fallen

Why the Man who Planned the Attacks on Pearl Harbor Advised Against them

Pearl Harbor Anniversary: 75 Years of the American Spirit

How Many Pearl Harbor Deaths Were There?

Doris “Dorie” Miller

Enjoy a Personal, In-Depth Experience With the Luxury & Private Tour of Pearl Harbor

WWII Bombs Hit Japan With Japanese Medals of Peace Strapped on

The Opana Radar Station

Meeting in the Air: American Pilots at Pearl Harbor

Japanese Internment: A People Locked Away

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