Pearl Harbor | here i am

It’s been 72 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, in Hawaii. It was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941.

I think it’s important that my generation remembers the history of our nation and that our freedom isn’t free. The people that fought at this time are now in their 80s and 90s. Can you imagine what they saw and what they had to sacrifice? It’s hard for me to imagine.

I love that my husband and his family chose to fight for our country and our freedom and that he teaches us about our history. He flew the flag at half staff today in remembrance, and for this and our freedom, I am thankful. Thank you.

Today was our hands on history lesson. We chose our first visit to Hawaii to stay on Oahu so we could see Pearl Harbor. We took a boat ride out to the USS Arizona Memorial where 1,177 men died and are enshrined undersea. It was powerful! This is where World War 2 began for the US.

Afterwards, we took a shuttle over to the USS Missouri and took a guided tour aboard one of the last US battleships. The Instrument of Surrender was signed on board of the USS Missouri which ended World War 2. So we saw both the beginning and the end of the war in one day. Wow.

The best part was hearing J say that she could really understand history so much better by actually experiencing a part of it and not just reading about it out of a text book. That made the trip so worth it.

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