the legacy of those who fought here lives in every sailor today with the words remember pearl harbor a battle cry that united the nation. they answered their nation s call. they placed themselves in harm s way. and they fulfilled their oath to the fullest extent. this is what pearl looked like in 1941, island surrounded by the pacific fleet. when the attack began, japan focused on battle ship row. torpedoes hit the west virginia and oklahoma, which capsized, trapping 400 sailors inside. the california, maryland, tennessee and vestal also took hits, pennsylvania, nevada and utah damaged or destroyed. a dive bomb penetrated arizona s deck. it sank in minutes. forever intombing 900 sailors and now a memorial to that fateful day. today these heroes fight a different enemy, age. but their memories are clear. i looked up and i saw the red ball on the airplane and i
let s go back and you can see it better on this map. literally you can see ford island surrounded by the pacific fleet and japanese planes attacked at 7:55 sunday morning and they focused their fire on those battle ships. torpedoes hit the west virginia and oklahoma, which capsized trapping 400 and killing 400 sailors inside. the california, maryland, tennessee, then the pennsylvania, nevada and utah, all damaged or destroyed. the arizona was cut in half when a dive bomb penetrated its armored deck and exploded its ammunition below. 1200 killed, 900 of those sailors were never recovered. the utah and arizona today remain exactly where they sank, a watery grave and final resting place for those who died. i saw seamen jumping in the water covered with oil on fire. most of them died in the water.