My grandmother Norine Revino was a young girl who had recently moved to Hawaii. On the historic morning of December 7, 1941, she was playing in the backyard of her temporary naval residence without a care in the world. That morning would soon turn into ninety minutes of complete horror.
"Yesterday, December 7, 1941- a date that will live in infamy- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan...No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people will through their righteous might win through absolute victory...with confidence in our armed forces with the unbounded determination of our people - we will gain the inevitable
Revino, 2 triumph so help us God. I therefore ask that congress declare war that since that dastardly and unprovoked attack by Japan on Sunday...a state of war has existed between the United States and Japanese Empire." (Franklin Delano Roosevelt). …show more content…
This topic had always been a touchy subject with her in the past, and I never pressed her to go into detail. Every time I would ask her questions about Pearl Harbor, I could see the pain of reliving the experience manifest across her face, causing the conversation to change. This time was different, she seemed eager to tell me about her experience, which came as a shock. I sat down next to my now ninety-two-year-old frail grandmother and simply asked her to tell me what she was doing right before the attacks
"Yesterday, December 7, 1941- a date that will live in infamy- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan...No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people will through their righteous might win through absolute victory...with confidence in our armed forces with the unbounded determination of our people - we will gain the inevitable
Revino, 2 triumph so help us God. I therefore ask that congress declare war that since that dastardly and unprovoked attack by Japan on Sunday...a state of war has existed between the United States and Japanese Empire." (Franklin Delano Roosevelt). …show more content…
This topic had always been a touchy subject with her in the past, and I never pressed her to go into detail. Every time I would ask her questions about Pearl Harbor, I could see the pain of reliving the experience manifest across her face, causing the conversation to change. This time was different, she seemed eager to tell me about her experience, which came as a shock. I sat down next to my now ninety-two-year-old frail grandmother and simply asked her to tell me what she was doing right before the attacks