The White House took time Thursday to honor the survivors and the fallen at Pearl Harbor.
President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania, and Vice President Mike Pence all commemorated on Twitter the Japanese attack on the 76th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, a horrific attack which claimed the lives of 2,400 Americans and injured another 1,000 people. Around 20 warships, including eight battleships, and 300 aircraft were lost in the conflict.
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day – “A day that will live in infamy!” December 7, 1941
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2017
The president was referencing President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s famous speech, in which he declared December 7, 1941 “a date which will live in infamy.”
Today, our entire nation pauses to REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR—and the brave warriors who on that day stood tall and fought for America.
God Bless our HEROES who wear the uniform, and God Bless the United States of America. #PearlHarborRemembranceDay pic.twitter.com/qGhlsPlxtH
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2017
The first lady, after a typo misidentifying the date, put out a tweet remembering the attack on Pearl Harbor that brought the U.S. into the Second World War.
Today we honor Pearl Harbor Heroes. 12/7/1941
Thank you to all military for your courage and sacrifice! pic.twitter.com/fuxvoaXAno— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) December 7, 2017
The White House account and Pence also honored those who gave their lives in defense of freedom.
On National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we remember the lives that were lost, the families torn from loved ones, and the heroes who rose to America’s defense. pic.twitter.com/FlsgxrW4jV
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 7, 2017
Today we remember the thousands who gave their lives in the attack on Pearl Harbor 76 years ago. We honor the lost husbands, wives, sons and daughters whose service helped to preserve the freedom we are privileged to still have to this very day. pic.twitter.com/Puyp8p9jqk
— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) December 7, 2017
Trump visited Pearl Harbor prior to the start of his five-nation tour of Asia. At the USS Arizona memorial, the Trumps tossed flower petals into the water above the sunken hull.
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