at all. i remember pearl harbor. it was a very important event for may. it was important for my older friends who expected to go up someday in uniform. depending on your age, you might remember other events. for example, the assassination of john kennedy or the assassination of martin luther bring the event even closer to our time in history, 9/11, 2001. all kinds of its i stick in the mind. we keep remembering because they have an impact on our lives. i am not going to talk about onto thisor aftermath, the book pearl harbor christmas is about what happened after pearl harbor. how different was the world and how different was the united states after pearl harbor. what changes were made. it was the holiday season of 1941. it wasn't any different than it was in 1940 or 1939. or other years just before that in peacetime. about the impact of the war, didn't make a difference in our lives, immediately. collector of bubblegum cards. largely baseball cards, as quick as could be, the bubblegum makers came out with four cards -- war cards. i collected is when i was a kid. i brought them

75th with asary of the attack ceremony at pearl harbor. harris, head of the u.s. pacific command, delivers the keynote address. minutes.ust under 90 >> good morning, ladies and totlemen, and welcome today's joint national park service united states navy national pearl harbor remembrance day ceremony. robert franklin and i am truly honored to serve as today's master of ceremonies historic 75th anniversary. honoring's theme is the past, inspiring the future. will pay tribute to those members of the greatest generation who paved the way here in pearl harbor for current and future generations world.out the will the guests please rise, as able, for the arrival of the party.l for today'sparty ceremony includes ms. jacquelyn superintendent, world war ii valor in the pacific national monument, national park service. ms. laura joss, regional pacific west region, national parks service. [bells] and navalgion hawaii service group middle pacific arriving. ♪ [bell] united states pacific command arriving. ♪ >> please are seated. ladies and gentlemen, it is on december 7, that we observe a

hawaii targeting the u.s. pacific fleet at pearl harbor. almost 2400 americans were killed and 1200 wounded. he surprise attack led to the u.s. entry into world war ii. next comes the u.s. navy and national park service mark the 75th anniversary of the attack with a ceremony at pearl harbor. admiral harry harris head of the u.s. pacific command delivers the keynote address. this is just under 90 minutes. >> our national anthem. ♪ [star spangled banner playing ♪ ] ♪ [applause] >> please remain standing for the singing of hawaii's state song. ♪ >> please be seated. [applause] >> approaching use it the uss halsey. earlier this morning uss halsey rendered honors to the uss utah memorial. since december 7th, 1941, uss utah and "uss arizona" are the only two ships that remain in the harbor with service members still. returning honors was pearl harbor survivor gil meyer represented fellow u.s.s. utah survivors who are here with us today, bill hughes and louis underwood as well as all utah service members. it is customary for ships passing "uss arizona" memorial to pay their respect

pearl harbor as we face the challenges and dangers of our own time. grant us hearts to love liberty and guide our bodies, minds and souls toward the true and lasting peace that is the fruit of moral strength and righteous courage. as sacred words have it, greater love has no one been this that one lay down his life for his friends. thus always, always, always we remember pearl harbor. and so hear us when we cry to thee for those in peril on the sea. amen. >> you're looking at film shot 75 years ago on the morning of december 7th, 1941 when warplanes from fixed japanese aircraft carriers targeted the u.s. pacific fleet at pearl harbor. almost 4,400 killed, 1,200 wounded. the next two hours here on american history tv we will be joined by historians on fact on pearl bore. we have three ways to join the discussion. 202-740-8900. for those world war ii veterans 202-74 202-74-8902. send us a tweet and we look forward to your comments on facebook.com/c-spanhistory. joining us from new york city on the first hour of our program is ian toll, the author of "pacific crews bell," war at sea in

states navy national pearl harbor remembrance day ceremony. i am the lieutenant commander robert franklin deputy chief of staff for the commander naval service group and i am truly honored to serve as the master of ceremonies on this historic 75th anniversary this is honoring the past and future and we will pay tribute to the members of the greatest generation who paved the way for the current and future generations throughout the world. will the guests pleaswhile the r the arrival of the official party. the official party for today's ceremony includes jacqueline ashwell superintendent world war ii valor in pacific national monument park service the regional director pacific west region national park service. >>> navy region hawaii and naval service group the pacific ♪ ♪ united states pacific command arriving. ♪ ♪ please be seated. ladies and gentlemen it is customary december 7 we observe a moment of silence as 0755 to commemorate the beginning of the attack on pearl harbor. 0755 you will hear the ship whistle. please join me at the time bowing our heads for a moment of

religion conference in new york city and also visited pearl harbor at the time. year to offer h prayers for peace and consolation to the arizona memorial. this year, commemorates the 75th anniversary of pearl harbor and the 71st anniversary of the end of world war ii. it is a most appropriate time to reflect on our shared past so great wisdom and lessons learned from history may future d on to generations. we are gathered here today in of peace. given how our countries were sworn enemies at one point in this is a most remarkable thing. e are living proof that time heals, that it is possible to become the best of friends and and to have the deepest consideration and trust for one another. after the g-7 summit in japan this may, president obama took time to visit hiroshima. peace, it is for known not as the dawn of atomic of our own the start moral awakening. orking together to share the wisdom of our forebearers is paramount. whatever we can so that true world peace and happiness can be achieved for humanity.f let us pray. in theting peace prevail world and may all of mankind know true h

daughter died. they were going to bury her at sea, and pearl harbor comes, and they bombed her because they thought she was a carrier. they bombed her, and she sunk, but she is still there. so, they hunt -- the chief had the baby's urn in his locker and they hunt for it, but they could never find it. 40 fellows went down with the ship, so they say there were 40 souls guarding that infant girl. she was only, i think, a month old. >> we could hear explosions, and we -- my mother decided it had to have been something drastic, and when she found shrapnel that had gone through our refrigerator, then it was really, really frightening, so we just huddled under an overturned settee for about three hours and waited until my father came home, or my sister, who worked at the police station. >> there was fire all over the water. the whole place was on fire, about 10 feet high. that was the oil from the ships that got damaged. the oil went out and it caught on fire. it was burning about 10 feet high. then there were bodies all over the place, floating. then, my ship -- the first thing they did with

the military impacts. they are closely related. the attack on pearl harbor was an extraordinarily well executed attack from the japanese point of view. former speaker of the house newt gingrich tweeted out to the effect that the japanese attack had been technically brilliant. he was criticized for that. but whatever else you want to say about newt gingrich, i think he was right in this instance. fdr also essentially congratulated the japanese by saying this was an extraordinarily brilliant attack. tactically, certainly it was. the japanese accomplished something that never had been accomplished before. they came to theirs of the way across the pacific ocean, launched a huge, coordinated waves -- twosix waves from a six carrier flight deck. that was not only beyond american capability, but beyond the capability of navy. it had never been done before, and had never been imagined. that something that technically complicated could be achieved. that is part of the reason that pearl harbor was such a great shock. host: why did japan attack the u.s.? ian: that is a question japanese scho

. navy and national park service mark the 75th anniversary of the attack with ceremonya at pearl harbor. at -- was the mission accomplished? what are the costs on both ends? admiral harry harris, headed the u.s. pacific command, delivers the keynote address. this is just under 90 minutes. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to today's joint national park united states navy national pearl harbor remembrance day ceremony. i am lieutenant robert franklin and i am truly honored to serve as today's master of ceremonies on this historic 75th anniversary. this year's theme is honoring the past, inspiring the future. and today, we will pay tribute to those members of the greatest generation who paved the way here in pearl harbor for current and future generations throughout the world. will the guests please rise, as able, for the arrival of the official party. the official party for today's ceremony includes ms. jacqueline ashwell, superintendent, world war ii valor in the pacific national monument, national park service. ms. laura joss, regional director, pacific west region, nation

december 7, 1941 attack on pearl harbor with steve well toey, irry hotta, and craig nelson. and the attack left over 2,000 dead, 1,000 wounded and crippled the united states navy. for the next three hours, we'll take your questions. you can call in, e-mail us at book tv@c-span.org and post on our facebook wall. you're watching live "in depth" on booktv. >> december 7, 194,a day of infamiliary. even as japanese diplomats were con ferring on peace measures, japanese plains were swooping down on pearl harbor. they dropped their death on the air base, civil homes and schools. a hundred japanese planes and midget sub marines took part. the arizona was completely destroyed and four others severely damaged. three other battleships and three cruisers suffered damage. >>> nearly 200 planes were destroyed and that sunday morning the pacific fleet appeared to be completely immobilized by this sneak attack. nearly 3,000 casualties added to the catastrophe. >> it's been 75 years since over 2400 american sailors and soldiers were killed in the japanese attack on pearl harbor, december 7, 1941. starting

on peace measures, japanese plains were swooping down on pearl harbor. they dropped their death on the air base, civil homes and schools. a hundred japanese planes and midget sub marines took part. the arizona was completely destroyed and four others severely damaged. three other battleships and three cruisers suffered damage. >>> nearly 200 planes were destroyed and that sunday morning the pacific fleet appeared to be completely immobilized by this sneak attack. nearly 3,000 casualties added to the catastrophe. >> it's been 75 years since over 2400 american sailors and soldiers were killed in the japanese attack on pearl harbor, december 7, 1941. starting now on booktv, on c-span2, a three-hour discussion of that day, what led up to it and its aftermath. we have three authors joining us, eri hotta, steve twomey, and craig nelson, each of you in your book about pearl harbor and that era ask the question why did 'attack the u.s. >> guest: my conclusion was that -- didn't really have a coherent decisionmaking process. nobody was responsible, they felt, and nobody was brave enough to

shock, the horror, the anger that results from it, that partly explains why pearl harbor is such an important event in our history. >> ian toll, the hour has gone by too fast. the book is "pacific crucible: war at sea in the pacific 1941 to 1942". ian toll, once again thank you. >> bill, thanks for having me on the program. >> you're looking at pictures of survivor of the pearl harbor attack from the 75th anniversary ceremony out in hawaii this past sense, december 7th. according to the national park service figures quoted in the "wall street journal" there were about 100 survivors on hand for wednesday's event. by the way, you can watch the full ceremony in its entirety tonight at 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. eastern here on american history tv on c-span 3. we are going to continue to take your calls for about another 50 minutes or so. we have three ways for you to join the conversation, we also welcome our c-span radio listeners. the phone lines for you this morning 202-748-8900 for those of you in the eastern rand central time zones, mountain and pacific time zones 202-748-8901 and f

-- oahu in hawaii, targeting the pacific fleet at pearl harbor. i mostly 400 americans were killed, and 1200 wounded. vessels, and and almost 350 aircraft were destroyed or damaged. the surprise attack led to u.s. entry in world war ii. ust, american history tv to some of the attack sites and memorials at pearl harbor, part of the national park service world war ii valor in the pacific national monument, including several stops within the bounds of the pearl harbor naval station, and off-limits to the general public. >> aloha, and welcome to pearl harbor. my name is dana martinez, and i serve as the chief historian. we are here today to take you on of this to her --tour historic resource of the attack on pearl harbor, and the attack oahu to of who -- place. we're standing at ground zero. this is where it all began at pearl harbor. the attack had actually unfolded most 10 minutes earlier at the airfields at wheeler. and the marine base. at 7:55, the time that everybody remembers, the attack happened here. below me is a bomb crater. this bomb crater is a 500 pound bomb that is in circular

travers, who has written a book of oral histories from pearl harbor veterans. on thell and comments 75th -- here on our 75th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. next, we look at one of the oral histories produced by the national park service. >> as we prepared to get the church,ready to go to we looked up over the sky. there were planes flying around. i did not know what the devil a on the ship, i thought it was just a stunt, and somebody said the japanese are coming. it was bouncing off the still work, and the next thing we know we hear the words "all hands, manual battle stations. boat crew, report to the duty officer." they told us your heavy ammunition would endanger the people of while or the islands around there. so, we were restricted. your thing could fire is a 20 millimeter and machine guns. told me that this kid davis, who i had spent all of these schooldays worth was in the navy and was on the arizona. we were parked on the arizona. i went over to the arizona. there was what we call a gang plank. it went down so you could go a short. there, at the deck, and this tr

aircraft carriers attacked the island of hawaii targeting the u.s. specifically at pearl harbor. almost 2400 americans were killed in 1200 wounded. the surprise attacks led to the u.s. entry into world war ii. what the next two hours on "american history tv come, -- american history tv," will be joined by authors. 202-748-8000es are for those of you in the central, mountain, and eastern time zone. for mountain, 202-748-8001. for world war ii veterans, your special line is 202-748-8002. you can also send us a tweet, and we look forward to your comments on facebook as well. joining us from new york city in the first hour of our program is ian toll, the author of "pacific crucible: war at sea in the pacific, 1941-1942," which looks at the war in the pacific in pearl harbor. welcome to "american history tv." how did pearl harbor change the course of history? in many ways, i could go on for the whole hour just entering that one question, but it is fair to say pearl harbor was the central event in the history of the 20th century, not just for our country, but for the world. it launched this c

history tv is marking the 75th anniversary of the japanese attack on pearl harbor throughout this weekend and next. saturday, december 10, beginning at 11:00 a.m. eastern will be live to take your calls and tweets for ian toll. next saturday here on american history tv. roosevelt: yesterday, december 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. the united states of america was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the empire of japan. >> each week, american artifacts takes viewers into museums and historic sites around the country. on the morning of december 7, 1941, planes from six japanese aircraft carriers attacked the island of oahu in hawaii, targeting the u.s. pacific fleet at pearl harbor and the island's defenses. almost 400 americans were killed, and 1200 wounded. 20 when ships and vessels, and almost 350 aircraft were destroyed or damaged. the surprise attack led to u.s. entry in world war ii. next, american history tv to us some of the attack sites and memorials at pearl harbor, part of the national park service world war ii valor in the pacific na

for the affordable care act. later, presidential historian on the 75th anniversary of pearl harbor and its impact on the u.s. role in the world. 7, 1941,day, december a date which will live in infamy. ♪ host: today marks the 75th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. flags are at half staff to mark the event in honor of the american soldiers and civilians who died that sunday morning in 1941. we will begin our program today hearing from you come out viewers, about the legacy and lessons of the attack on pearl harbor. want to hear from you, if you have a personal memory -- if you are a world war ii veteran and you are watching, we would love to hear from you this morning. .hat number, 202-748-8002 otherwise, viewers in the eastern and central united states can call in 202-748-8000. viewers in the mountain on pacific time zones can call 202-748-8001. you can also catch up with us on social media, on twitter and facebook. very good wednesday morning to you. we will be shown you some of the headlines from newspapers across this country. the headlines commemorating the 75th anniversa

diplomas were -- japanese planes were swooping down or pearl harbor. they dropped bombs on naval bases, civilian homes and schools. submarines took part in the attack. in an our the battleship arizona was destroyed. nearly 2line planes were destroyed. and that sunday morning the pacific fleet appeared to be completely immobileized we this sneak attack. >> it's been 5 -- 57 years since over 2400 american sailors and soldiers were killed in the attack on pearl harbor. now on booktv on c-span2, a three-hour discussion of that day, what led up to and it it's aftermath. we have three authors. eri hotta, steve twomey,y, and craig nelson, ladies and gentlemen, each of you in your book about pearl harbor and that era ask the question, why did japan attack the u.s.? eri hotta? >> my conclusion was that they really didn't know what they were doing, to be act. the didn't really have a coherent decisionmaking process. nobody was responsible, they felt, and nobody was brave enough to step in and say, well, this war that they are contemplating was crazy so let stop. i think people felt that somebody

swooping down on pearl harbor. they dropped their death on the air base, civil homes and schools. a hundred japanese planes and midget sub marines took part. the arizona was completely destroyed and four others severely damaged. three other battleships and three cruisers suffered damage. >>> nearly 200 planes were destroyed and that sunday morning the pacific fleet appeared to be completely immobilized by this sneak attack. nearly 3,000 casualties added to the catastrophe. >> it's been 75 years since over 2400 american sailors and soldiers were killed in the japanese attack on pearl harbor, december 7, 1941. starting now on booktv, on c-span2, a three-hour discussion of that day, what led up to it and its aftermath. we have three authors joining >> >> he did you ask the question why did japan attacked the you want negative to united states quick. >> my conclusion was they did not know what they we're doing to be exact reckon nobody was responsible they felt nobody was brave enough to say this war is crazy so let's stop and somebody else should be blamed but with uh dictatorship to f

host: been researching this book, did you are views down on pearl harbor change at all? ian: certainly. attack on pearl harbor was an extraordinarily well executed attack from the japanese point of view. former speaker of the house newt gingrich tweeted out to the effect that the japanese attack and then technique a brilliant. -- had been technically brilliant. he was criticized for that. right.some ways he was fdr essentially congratulated the japanese by saying this was an extraordinarily brilliant attack. technically certainly it was. the japanese accomplished something that never had been accomplished before. they launched a huge coordinated airstrike from six carrier flight next. that was not only beyond american capability, but beyond the capability of navy. it had never been done before, -- had never been a vegan never been imagined. that is the reason that pearl harbor was such a great shock. host: why did japan attack the u.s.? ian: that is a question japanese scholars and american scholars have been debating for 75 years. i think the best way to answer is with the

on pearl harbor. other folks who might be interested, genealogists are interested in it to see who was on the ship at the time, who passed away and things like that. >> the united states of america was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the empire of japan. ♪ announcer: c-span, where history unfolds daily. 1970 nine, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. it is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. japanese torpedoes capsized the u.s. oklahoma within 10 minutes during the pearl harbor attack of december 7, 1941. the ship suffered 429 casualties. the 35 of the dead were identified. in military board in 19 49 ruled that the identities of most of the lost crew were nonrecoverable. their remains were buried in 46 plots at honolulu's punch bowl cemetery. a 2015 defense department order prompted a renewed search for their identities in the hope of returning them to their families under the supervision of the agency, theunting remains of the uss oklahoma crew have been disinterred and sent to laborat

the greatest generation -- returns to pearl harbor, our team is there tonight. tom brokaw on the 75th anniversary of a date which will live in infamy. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. i'm tam ron hall, in for lester. we begin in georgia, where a manhunt is under way after a shootout involving police. two officers were shot, one killed. the suspect with a criminal record is now on the loose and tonight a community is on lockdown as authorities admit they have no idea where the gunman is. nbc's kerry sanders has the latest. >>> tonight an urgent manhunt under way in americus, georgia, the suspect gunman accused of shooting two police officers. >> this is a very dangerous individual. we need to have him off the streets. >> reporter: 9:40 a.m., the officers responded to a dispute at an apartment complex were shots were fired. the officers hit and minguell lembrick took off. a nearby golf course, area schools and georgia southwest university on lockdown. a digital

survivors of the pearl harbor attack. in his remarks, the president touted the strong relationships between the two countries and prime minister abbe spoke of pearl harbor as a symbol of reconciliation. this is 35 minutes. >> president obama, commander harris, ladies and gentlemen, citizens -- ian stand here at pearl harbor as the prime minister of japan. if you listen closely, we can make out the sound of restless waves breaking and retreating again. the call in late -- the calm inlet is sparkling in the warm sun. formd me, a striking white is the uss arizona memorial. obama, iwith president paid a visit to that memorial, the resting place for many souls. brought place which under silence -- utter silence to me. inscribed there are the names of the servicemen who lost their lives. sailors and marines hailing from new york, and michigan and texas, and various other places, serving to uphold the noble duty of protecting , lostmeland they loved their lives amidst searing bombing tourerial the uss arizona in two. even 75 years later, the uss arizona now at rest atop the seabed is the f

attack on pearl harbor, we visited the national archives in college park, maryland, to see a collection of five u.s. navy deck logs of that day. they are written records of activities on naval ships, but they were anything but routine on the day of infamy. >> i am chris carter. i am an archivist at the national archives in college park, maryland. today we are going to look at the deck logs of the various ships located at pearl harbor during the attack. log is a recording of all the activities that occurred on the ship during a 24-hour period. this could be injuries to sailors, sailors coming on and off the ship. in this instance, the attack on pearl harbor. we will look at the uss chu, the destroyer of the battle. it is a world war i-era destroyer meaning that had a 4 a littleks and was slower than the contemporary destroyers of the time. after the attack was primarily used in an escort role for convoys, things of that nature. this is what the officers on board wrote on december 7. starting at around 6:00 in the morning, they actually received 10 gallons of milk and 4.5 gallons of ice c

will live in infa infamy. >> to mark the 75th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor, we visited the national archives in college park, maryland, to see a selection of five u.s. navy deck logs from that day. the logs are routine written records of activities and observations on naval ships. but they were anything but routine on the day of infamy. >> i am cris carter. i'm an archivist as the national archives in college park, maryland. and today we're going to look at the deck logs of various ships that were located at pearl harbor during the attack. a deck log is a recording of all the activities that occurred on the ship in a 24-hour period. this could include any injuries to sailors, any sailors coming on and off the ship. anything according to the ship at the time. so in this instance, the attack on pearl harbor. we're going to first look at the "uss chew." one of the older destroyers. it's a world war i-era destroyer. it had four stacks. four smoke stacks. and it was a little slower than the contemporary destroyers at the time which we'll look at some of those. the "uss chew"

anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor, next we join c-span2. featuring author steve twomey, and craig nelson. >> ♪ december 7, 1941. a day of infamy. wereas japanese diplomats conferring with the secretary of state on piece measures, planes were swooping down on pearl harbor. u.s. filmses both and pictures taken by the enemy as they drop their load on civilian homes and schools. and a numberplanes of submarines took part in the attack. battles of, the arizona was destroyed and four others were damaged severely. three cruisers suffered damage. 200 planes were destroyed. pacificday morning, the fleet appeared to be completely immobilize, turning 3000 casualties to the catastrophe. >> it has been 75 years since over 2400 american sailors and soldiers were killed in the japanese attack on pearl harbor, december 7, 1941. starting now on book tv, a three-hour discussion of that day, what led up to it and its aftermath. we have three authors joining us. and craigsteve twomey nelson. each of you ask the question, why did japan attacked the u.s.? what was your conclusion? >> they reall

voices will always resognate loudly. we have to remember, remember pearl harbor. i thank you for the opportunity to be here today. >> thank you. >> on the morning of december 7th, 1941, warplanes from six japanese aircraft carriers attacks the island of ohau in hawaii. targeting the u.s. fleet at pearl harbor. next, the us navy and national parks service mark the 75th anniversary of the attack with a ceremony at pearl harbor. admiral harry harris, head of the u.s. pacific command, delivers the keynote address. just under 90 minutes. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to today's joint national parks service united states navy pearl harbor rem brans day ceremony. i am robert franklin, deputy chief of staff for the commander naval surface group and i'm truly honored to serve as today's master of ceremonies on this historic 75th anniversary. this year's theme is honoring the past, inspiring the future. today we will pay tribute to those members of the greatest generation who paved the way here in pearl harbor for current and future generations throughout the world. will th

island of oahu in hawaii targeting the u.s. pacific fleet at pearl harbor and the island's air defenses. almost 2400 americans were killed and 1200 wounded. 21 ships and vessels and almost 350 aircraft were destroyed or damaged. the surprise attack led to u.s. entry into world war ii. next, american history tv tours some of the attack sites and memorials at parl harbor, part of the national park service world war ii valor in the pacific national monument, including several stops within the bounds of the pearl harbor naval station and off limits to the general public. >> aloha and welcome to pearl harbor. my name is daniel martinez. i serve as a chief historian for the national park service at world war ii battle of the pacific monument. the home of the "uss arizona" memorial. we're here to take you on a guided tour of this resource where the attack on pearl harbor and for the most part the attack on oahu took place. the resources here are unbelievable. we're standing right now at ground zero. this is where it all began at pearl harbor. but not the attack. the attack had actually unfolde

to visit role of -- to visit pearl harbor, joining president obama and servicemen. the actress who played princess leia in the "star wars" films dies at the age of 60. 29 turkish police officers go on trial charged with involvement at the attempted coup aimed at ousting president erdogan. tim: hello, and welcome to the program. let's take you live to hawaii. shinzo abe is the first serving japanese prime minister attending a memorial for the marines and sailors who lost their lives in the attack 75 years ago at pearl harbor. let's listen. >> uss arizona memorial. together with president obama, i paid a visit to that memorial, the resting place for many souls. it was a place which brought utter silence to me. inscribed there are the names of the servicemen who lost their lives. sailors and marines hailing from california and new york, michigan and texas, and various other places, serving to uphold their noble duty of protecting the homeland they loved, lost their lives. amidst searing flames that day when aerial bombing tore the uss arizona in 2. even 75 years later, the uss arizona

on pearl harbor. the japanese attack led to the u.s. declaring war on japan and germany and entering world war ii. again, this is live coverage from hawaii on c-span 3. >>> again, we are live in hawaii as we await the u.s. navy ceremony that will mark 75th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. today, of course, september 7th, the date that will live in infamy, the date of the attack on pearl harbor. we're commemorating it here on c-span3 today. on saturday we'll be featuring programs about 75th anniversary. it will start 8:00 eastern and last through most of the morocco and into the afternoon. again, starting saturday at 8:00 eastern on c-span3. >>> good morning, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to today's joint national park service united states navy national pearl harbor remembrance day ceremony. i'm lieutenant commander franklin, deputy chief of staff navy middle pacific and i'm truly honored to serve as today's master of ceremonies on this historic 75th anniversary. this year's theme is honoring the past, inspiring the future. today we will pay tribute to those members of the

logs of various ships located at pearl harbor during the attack. a deck log is a recording of all the activities that occurred on a ship in a 24-hour period. this could be injuries to sailors, sailors coming on and off the ship. anything occurring on the ship at the time, so in this instance, the attack on pearl harbor. we will look at the uss chew, a destroyer at the time of the battle. it is a world war i-era destroyer, meaning that it had 4 smokestacks and was a little slower than the contemporary destroyers of the time. the uss chew after the attack was primarily used in an escort role for convoys, things of that nature. this is what the officers on board wrote on december 7. starting at around 6:00 in the morning, they actually received 10 gallons of milk and 4.5 gallons of ice cream, which was recorded on board, and they brought this on board. interestingly enough, the next entry located on this deck log, 0757, "suffered surprise attack by japanese torpedo and bombing planes. sounded general quarters and manned antiaircraft battery." kind of a nice juxtaposition between peacetim

on pearl harbor, america's mid-pacific naval bastion. on december 7, 1941, japan, like its infamous axis partners, declared war afterwards. airplanes and equipment, but more costly to japan was the effectiveness of its attacks it immediately unifying america and its determination to fight and win the war thrust upon it, and to win the peace that will follow. the japanese, -- copy their german masters. scores of planes were bruised and battered by the japanese aerial bombs. many were demolished beyond repair. direct hits were scored on hangers, and these were badly shattered. supplies were reduced to smoldering ruins. here's grim and positive evidence of japanese treachery. while japanese depomed's were talking peace in washington -- diplomats were talking peace in washington. here the united states destroyers are downed as they rest on the bottom of pearl harbor. first of feel the sting of japanese steel are the uss oklahoma and the uss utah, the latter a 33-year-old target ship. accurate hits make short work of these two navy bulwarks. they like helpless wrecks, and he said reminde

. ladies and gentlemen, each of you in your books about pearl harbor and the era ask the question why did japan attacked the u.s.? >> guest: my conclusion is that they didn't know what they were giving going to assassinate him and it is actually assigned to stay on a battleship to keep that from happening and then at the same time his planning the attack on pearl harbor and has to then to quit the service to make that happy because the navy is so against going forward. so he is famously called the reluctant admiral by historians. you can see the attack on america was the reluctant japanese as a whole. >> guest: i found one of the most thrilling parts of hearing about the story was to hear the very first american weather were attacked, which is the japanese air crews came in over the north, and as they did so, they came across three of the california servicemen, saying farewell. their last day after a year of being stationed in hawai'i. they were going to return to california on the 8th and as one final day they decides to use their pilot's license to rent tandems and piper cubs, littl

. the reverend richard young , pearl harbor survivor joined , the u.s. navy on december 7, 1941. he found himself on the destroyer uss ward and at pearl harbor. he remained on the warden and went to the battles of midway and guadalcanal and transferred in 1942 to participate in the invasion of sicily. the reverend richard young. [applause] >> mr. john showman joined the u.s. navy in 1944. a radar operator, he was put on ship ony commissioned the way to the south pacific. joining the task force off okinawa in june 1945. the ship earned one battle star. ladies and gentlemen, mr. john showman. [applause] >> mr. cecil frances served in the united states navy during the war as a seaman first class on the uss parker. he served as a striker. ladies and gentlemen, cecil frances. serving in the united states navy, was a fireman in the engine room. mr. george man. his ship sales all throughout the pacific theater during world war ii. george mann, ladies and gentlemen. [applause] pickard served in the united states navy as a seaman first-class. mr. donald pickard. [applause] >> mr. william rya

battleship's company. 109 marines lost their lives that day. 105 perished aboard ships in pearl harbor and four were killed in action at the field. representing the united states marine corps is sergeant kempfield and park ranger acok of must next cnew mexico. will all of our marine corps veterans please stand as able? [ applause ] ♪ >> marine corps veterans, please be seated. united states navy. 1,999 sailors lost their lives in the december 7 attacks on pearl harbor. many sailors met their final resting place in these waters directly beneath us, while defending their ships and helping their ship mates escape the burning hulls. many more assisted in rescue and recovery efforts in the days and weeks that followed. representing the united states navy is petty officer first class smith of hawaii and park ranger nickle of florida. will all of our navy veterans please stand as able? [ applause ] ♪ >> navy veterans, please be seated. united states air force. though not yet a service in 1941, the united states air force was referred to as our army air corps and here as the hawaiian air force

anniversary of the japanese attack on pearl harbor. almost 2400 americans were killed and 1200 wounded and the surprise attack led to the u.s. entry into world war ii. coming up next, ceremony commemorating the anniversary at the national world war two memorial in washington, d.c. the event honored veterans and arizona senator john mccain gave the keynote address. this is an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. now we will go through the reading of the veterans, introducing them and they'll be presented their quote of valor. if the veterans can stand, please do so, if not remain in your chairs. the first is mr. william planthearse, entered the army from new york and arrived at barracks in hawaii in december 1939. he was part of the field artillery and later changed to the 89th infantry division. second section battery b. he was there during the attack and later boarded the ship president grant as a gunner tert in july 1942 to go to the canal and evacuated in 1943. received the purple heart and with one bronze star in asianic pacific campaign metal and purple heart s

shinzo abe becomes the first japanese prime minister to pay his respects at pearl harbor. hello. american actress carrie fisher has died aged 60. she suffered a cardiac arrest while on a flight suffered a cardiac arrest while on a flight between london and los angeles last week. lizo mzimba has a look back at her life. what the hell are you doing? somebody has to save our skins. clever and confident, occasionally caustic. i take orders from just one person, me. it's a wonder you're still alive. will somebody get this walking carpet out of many i way? carrie fisher's leia wasn't your typical princess waiting to be rescued. her most famous character was outspoken on screen. i should have expected to find you holding vader's leash. i recognised your foul stench when i was brought on board. carrie fisher was often equally plain speaking in real life, sharing details of her volatile relationship with her mother, screen legend debbie reynolds, and her own struggles with addiction. people used to ask me, right after i got sober initially, so are you happy now? i would say among other

pearl harbor as the prime minister of japan. if you listen closely, we can make out the sound of restless waves breaking and retreating again. the calm inlet of brilliant blue is radiant with the sparkling in the warm sun. behind me, a striking white for. together with president obama, i paid a visit to that memorial, the resting place for many souls. it was a place which brought utter silence to me. inscribed there are the names of the servicemen who lost their lives. sailors and marines hailing from california and new york, michigan and texas, and various other places, serving to uphold their noble duty of protecting the homeland they loved, lost their lives amidst searing flames that day when aerial bombing tore the uss arizona in two. even 75 years later, the uss arizona, now at rest atop the seabed, is the final resting place for a tremendous number of sailors and marines. listening again as i focus my senses -- alongside the song of the breeze and the rumble of the rolling waves, i can almost discern the voices of those crewmen. voices of lively conversations, upbeat and at

, the pearl harbor hickam joint base there. the ceremony just beginning to get under way. the ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. here in washington, vice president-elect mike pence attends a separate ceremony together with arizona senator john mccain who will deliver the keynote address. live pictures you see there coming in from the world war ii memorial here in washington, d.c. let's listen in to the national anthem. [ playing the national anthem ] ♪ >> we're going to continue to watch all of these ceremonies commemorating the 75th anniversary of the pearl harbor attack. we'll get back there. >>> also covering the transition of power of the incoming donald trump administration. president-elect trump offered iowa governor branstad as ambassador to china. a decision could come next week at his choice for secretary of state. asked whether former adversary mitt romney system has a chance of becoming the secretary of state. >> we had such tremendous difficulty together and now i think we've come a long bway bu the answer is, yes, he does. it's

. inwas on the uss st. louis pearl harbor. they were the second ship out of the harbor. from there he was transferred going to the station in san francisco bay. mr. freeman johnson. our next is harold mainer. the ship was stationed and on the at pearl harbor time of impact. ladies and gentlemen, mr. harold mainer. our next is lieutenant general -- united states retired -- graduated in 1945. he separated from the army in aftereturn to serve president harry truman's executive order to integrate united states forces. rise andad to the ranks. the seventh core in europe. gentlemen, lieutenant general. our next is edward davis. on december 7, he witnessed firsthand the bombings taking place. he was involved in intense combat. edward davis. our next veteran is mr. jack maroney. served in the united states marine corps during world war ii. the antitank aircraft guns -- ng the uss -- he served in oak an hour, and nagasaki. she served -- he served as a pharmacist second-class. retired air force chief officer, in 1940. arriving at his first station in who -- in-- in a law oahu. he helped defend

service, including several stops within the pearl harbor naval station. my name is daniel martinez. is the home of the arizona memorial. we are taking a guided tour of and the resources here are unbelievable. at groundnding here zero, where it all began. earlier atunfolded , at the time and everybody remembers, the attack happened here. below me is the bomb crater. it is a circular pattern with shrapnel scraps on either side casual where most we have here. bombss dropped 500 pound on the ramp. over my shoulder was anger number six, which was destroyed during the attack. following up, the zero fighters and they were led by the lieutenant commander. the created half wreck on havoc.ct -- they created when the bomb hits, it through shrapnel along the path here. for thosee this and who love history, you can see the shrapnel in every direction. not only that, but the scraping that took place here is visible. to give you an idea of the damage these fighters can inflict, here is where the hangar doors are and the japanese zero fighter fired two types of weapons, the machine guns on the wings a

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hit during the attack on pearl harbor and gave up on returning to his aircraft carrier, he went back instead and died. it was not japanese who erected a marker at the site that etaa fighter plane crashed, it was u.s. servicemen who had been on the receiving end of his attack. applauding the bravery of the dead pilot, they erected this stone marker. on the marker, his rank at the time is inscribed. lieutenant imperial japanese navy, showing the report toward a service man who gave his life for his country. the brave respect the brave. so wrote ambros in a famous poem, showing respect even to an enemy they fought against, trying to understand, even an enemy they hated, there in lies of spirit of tolerance embraced by the american people. when the war ended and japan was a nation in burn out ruins as far as the eye could see suffering under abject poverty it was the united states and its good people, sent food to eat and clothes to wear. the japanese people managed to survive and make their way toward the future thanks to the sweaters, and milk, sent by the american people. it was the u