USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor
Today is the 75th anniversary of the surprise raid at Pearl Harbor.
We were attacked because another country’s leaders were convinced that if they hit us hard enough first that we would either not have the ability or not have the will to respond.
After so much time it’s easy to forget, but it’s too important a lesson – and one that was too expensive to learn. May we always remember, and may we never lead another country to that same wrong conclusion.
Listen to the full audio of President Roosevelt’s speech: