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My Turn 12-4
Ode to Pearl Harbor nurses
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This Wednesday marks the 75th anniversary of the Japanese Empire’s deadly attacks on military installations in and around Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.Early Sunday morning, Dec. 7, 1941, aircraft carrier-based Japanese forces attacked in force. Their primary target was Pearl Harbor, where they hoped to destroy or disable every war ship in the area, including three U.S. aircraft carriers. They accomplished part of their mission by damaging six battleships and destroying two others.