Dec. 9: Pearl Harbor, the Sandy aftermath and calendars

The attack shocked the nation and exposed just how unprepared and vulnerable the United States was. Today, we commemorate the soldiers and citizens who lost their lives in the attack and their families, who were left

The noise of the planes broke the early Sunday morning quiet over Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The surprise attack 71 years ago killed 2390 service members and 49 civilians.

In less than 2 hours, the bombs that rained on Pearl Harbor robbed thousands of men, women, and children of their lives; in little more than a day, our country was thrust into the greatest conflict the world had ever known.

The attack shocked the nation and exposed just how unprepared and vulnerable the United States was. Today, we commemorate the soldiers and citizens who lost their lives in the attack and their families, who were left

In San Diego, he was given orders for Pearl Harbor. He sailed there on an aircraft carrier, the Lexington. That was not going to be his ship, though. A reservist would have to settle for something less grand. Just as well. The Lexington was lost in the