Pearl Harbor was the most emotional events that changed people’s lives forever. The assault, which lasted two hours, claimed the lives of more than 2,400 people, wounded 1,000 more. In two hours 18 warships, 188 aircraft and 2,403 servicemen were lost in the attack. Luckily, the navy's three aircraft carriers, Enterprise, Lexington and Saratoga, were all at sea at the time. The following day, Franklin D. Roosevelt and united US Congress declared war on Japan. Almost half of the casualties at Pearl Harbor occurred on the naval battleship, USS Arizona, which was hit four times by Japanese bombers. Japan lost 29 of their aircrafts in the December 7 attack, compared with the 2,403 U.S. soldiers who died. No Japanese remains have been found at
