Legacy of Hope
(Provided by Pacific Historic Parks) The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, marked a pivotal moment in world history. Our nation joined the free people of the world in battle against the forces of tyranny that sought to enslave the masses and impose a new world order of blind hatred and oppression. The long struggle that ensued came to a merciful end on September 2, 1945. As the guns went silent the world awoke to a new reality. The wreckage of the USS Arizona remains as a monument to the events of World War II and to the legacy of those who sacrificed their lives to ...