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Wednesday marks the 81st anniversary of the “day that will live in infamy,” as President Franklin D Roosevelt described it in a speech that will never be forgotten.

On that day, at 7:55 a.m., without warning, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor sending a shockwave across our country.

The attacks on Pearl Harbor changed the way Americans felt. The United States was no longer that country that seemed immune from outside attacks — similar to the way the nation felt after Sept 11.

According to the History.com, the attacks on Pearl Harbor took the lives of 2,403 servicemen and wounded 1,000 more. Civilians died too.

The attack on Pearl Harbor thrust the United States into war against the axis powers of Germany and Japan. Roosevelt acted decisively, finding out about the attacks on a Sunday afternoon and by Monday morning the declaration of war was signed.

This is such an important date in our history, even if it’s one we’d rather not remember. 

We urge you to take a moment, grab your child or grandchild and let them read about what it was like for the people of Hawaii on that day and how the nation came together in support of this great country.

Pearl Harbor Survivors Association National President William Muehleib once said, “We did what we had to do. We did what we were called to do. And then we went on and lived our lives. It was over and done.”

Just because it is over and done, doesn’t mean we need to forget it.

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Please remember those who lost their lives on this day and use it as evidence of what complacency can do when you wait for war to land on your doorstep.

81 years after Pearl Harbor, a new USS Arizona is being built

RHODE ISLAND - On the anniversary of Pearl Harbor this year, there was a keel-laying ceremony for a new submarine - the USS Arizona.

This comes after the original USS Arizona sunk in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

"The USS Arizona in reference to the new one is the SNN803, a fast attack nuclear submarine," said Pamela Rinesmith, lead for USS Arizona.

The keel-laying ceremony was held in Rhode Island, and officials from the town of Gilbert were at the ceremony after being asked to host. 

For Nikki Stratton, the granddaughter of USS Arizona survivor Donald Stratton, Dec. 7 is a day she holds close to her heart.

"I am the ship's sponsor, I was named in 2020 when my grandfather passed away at the age of 77," said Stratton. "He was one of the last three survivors of the original USS Arizona."

Switching up tradition, Stratton was the first sponsor to weld her own initial.

"I capped everything off with welding my initial into the keel plate, which will be the plate posted in the submarine, and it will be there forever more," she said.

She had support from the town of Gilbert in Rhode Island as the celebrated the beginning stages of the construction of the new submarine.

"Back in 2020 I had reached out to Nikki," said Bill Spence, former council member for the USS Arizona Legacy Foundation. "I'm a retired Navy lieutenant commander submarine officer, and I heard about USS Arizona, and I reached out to Nikki and established a relationship with her and approached her with the idea of Gilbert being a host town."

Gilbert Mayor Brigette Peterson says the town is lucky to be chosen as the host.

"What it means historically is that those host towns have been a place where members of the crew of the submarine know they can come and always be welcome as part of our community," Peterson said.

This is only the beginning of the new USS Arizona submarine.

"The USS Arizona brought the country together once, and it can do it again, and it starts in Arizona," Spence said.

The keel-laying ceremony is the first step of the submarine being built. The next step is construction, which will take about 2 to 3 years to complete.

It will be assembled in Connecticut.

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Wow, a helicopter ride over Gettysburg would be amazing. I loved Gettysburg, such an amazing piece of history especially with the markers throughout the land. It really gives you a great vision of the battlefield. Yes, of what I saw through documentaries one of the biggest reasons the North won was because of taking Little Round Top. The North arrived just minutes before the South, or the outcome could have been different.

Another thing we/people don't think about. After Gettysburg was over, Soldiers left to go home from all over the North (Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, etc) The wounded leaving Gettysburg was said to be around 24 miles long.

I highly recommend getting the chance to visit and seeing the sites. If you (or anyone else) come out within the next year or two let me know. I'll try to assist with tour guiding some things most do not get to see.

Thanks, tomorrow I fly out to Guam for some work. I am looking forward to seeing the beautiful island and experiencing the culture, but also see some of the WWII areas.