Today, December 7, 2011, we remember the bombings that happened at Pearl Harbor 70 years ago today. About 120 survivors observed a moment of silence to remember the thousands who lost their lives from the Japanese attack.
Altogether, 3,000 people attended the event and President Barack Obama hailed Wednesday as "National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day."
"Their tenacity helped define the Greatest Generation and their valor fortified all who served during World War II. As a nation we look to December 7, 1941, to draw strength from the example set by these patriots and to honor all who have sacrificed for our freedoms, " he said.
The U.S. lost 12 vessels on December 7, 1941, but the Arizona and the Utah are the only ones still sitting in the harbor. They will always show and signify the valor and strength the Americans had on that awful day that occurred 70 years ago.
