Pearl Harbor Day is a solemn occasion recalling the catastrophic Japanese attack that plunged the United States into all-out global war. A new $56 million Pearl Harbor visitor center could be dedicated as part of the commemorations surrounding Pearl Harbor Day 2010. About 200 of the 3,000 servicemen remaining in the diminished ranks of Pearl Harbor survivors plan to attend.

Info on the Pearl Harbor assault

Pearl Harbor Day 2010 is the 69th observance of December 7, 1941, as the "day which will live in infamy.". President Franklin D. Roosevelt coined that phrase a day after the assault in a speech asking Congress to declare war on Japan. About 2,402 United States military personnel were killed within the Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor which was a huge surprise. Pearl Harbor Day shocked the nation much like the 9/11 terrorist attacks that wrecked the World Trade Center and killed 2,752 people 60 years later. Japan had ambitions in southeast Asia and the Philippines which it did not want the United States of America Pacific Fleet interfering with. Even though it did the opposite of intent, which is why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

Just what Pearl Harbor Day signifies

On Pearl Harbor Day, by order of the president, Americans should fly the United States of America flag at their homes, and it will be at half-mast on all United States government buildings to recognize those killed within the assault. Any Pearl Harbor survivors and other World War II veterans, Pearl Harbor Day is significant to keep in mind those who passed away at Pearl Harbor and in other battles although December 7 isn’t a federal holiday. The 69th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor assault began Sunday and will continue through Wed for the United States Navy base at Pearl Harbor on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

Just what you can do for Pearl Harbor Day 2010

The dedication of the new Pearl Harbor visitor is exciting. Pearl Harbor Day 2010 could be when it happens. Galleries, interactive exhibits, two movie theaters, an amphitheater and an education center will all be a part of the new facility. All the Pearl Harbor survivors are now in their late 80s and early 90s. Anyone nevertheless alive can be attending the ceremony. There could be a moment of silence on December 7 by Veterans and their families. It will be at the exact same time the assault began in 1941, at 7:55 a.m. The “missing man formation” could have military fighter jets flying by. The remainder Pearl Harbor survivors will be saluted by a parade of warships.

Data from

USA Today

usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-12-05-pearl-harbor-survivors_N.htm

Reuters

reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6B54J720101206

Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor