Sixty eight years before approximately 350 Japanese aircraft destroyed 188 U.S. aircrafts, killing more than 2,000 civilians and members.
The attack, which took place on Dec. 7, 1941 resulted in a Second World War.
The terror stays behind
In Boston, at least 40-50 survivors are expected to attend the ceremony, which overlooks the pier where Arizona sank. The sunken Arizona has bodies of more than 1,000 sailors on board.
Terror still lingers 68 years after the attacks. At the time of Pearl Harbor bombings, the communications were slow and weak punishing many American families to wait for the news of their loved ones.
However, many people remember this day because it bought the nation together; to fight against the terror and come out of the shock.
Herbert Barnum who served in the Army Air Corps during the Second World War said, “The thing I remember about Pearl Harbor was that it seemed to bring us all together. It’s sad, but it sometimes takes something like that to get a large country like us to pull together as one.
I guess it was a big shock when it happened, and I still remember FDR’s speech, ‘There is nothing to fear but fear itself.’”
Looking back 68 years
Survivors of the Hawaiian bombings remember as if they happened only yesterday. The memories of the attack are fresh in their hearts.
Adrian Carter, 82, was in church at the time he heard the news of the bombings.
"I remember it was a Sunday morning when Pearl Harbor was bombed, and the service continued after we found out. It was a long time ago when it happened, so I don't remember too much," said Carter.
Andrew Rascoe, 84, who had served in World War II said he never liked being in service.
"At first, we were fighting against the Germans, and then as soon as Pearl Harbor happened, we turned around and now we were fighting Japan,” he said.
“I was just ordering breakfast,” said Horwan J. Spreeman, who was stationed at Air Station Kaneohe Bay, in Hawaii. “I ordered bacon and eggs. It’s one of those things I’ll never forget.
And a plane came over and almost took the roof of the place off.”
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