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I worked from 1986 to Feb. of 1989 on Wheeler Army Airfield (now Wheeler Air Force Base) and our hangars were the same ones strafed by Zeros on that day, with some of the bullet holes still in the exterior walls of the hangars.
I think this day has largely been eclipsed by September 11th, but what makes this memorable is that it is the only time in our history, outside of our squabbles with England, that a foreign power has attacked this country.
Hate to break it to you, but there are countries all around the world that have similar days of remembrance, when American bombs and missiles rained down on them, too.
Wheeler was hit heavy. General Short was to say the least was for lack of a better word short sighted. In one fell swope Japan destroyed the U.S. Army Air Corps in Hawaii.
Totally agree on the U.S., we destroyed both Afghanistan and Iraq for other reason than to do so.