Posted on 12/06/2001 11:18:30 PM PST by Snow Bunny
To Honor the survivors and their families and friends who died during the attack on that Sunday morning December 7, 1941.
The song, "Remember Pearl Harbor"; described as a "March with spirit", was based on the popular saying of the day and became an instant hit with the public. It was played by every radio station and enthusiasticaly sung at every social, family and religious gatherings across the country.
"Remember Pearl Harbor", the song and the saying, went in to history as the quintessential slogan and battle cry of World War II.
History - in every century,
records an act that lives forevermore.
We'll recall - as in to line we fall,
the thing that happened on Hawaii's shore.
Let's REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR -
As we go to meet the foe -
Let's REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR
As we did the Alamo.
We will always remember -
how they died for liberty,
Let's REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR
and go on to victory.
Another tremendously popular song at the times was; "Praise The Lord and Pass the Ammunition". This song, written by Frank Loesser, was base on an remark allegedly made by a chaplain; who, during the attack, while assisting military personnel in attempting to shoot at the attacking aircraft with machine guns was asked to say a prayer for the men at their battle stations.
Whereas, on December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy and Air Force attacked units of the armed forces of the United States stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii;
Whereas, more than 2,000 citizens of the United States were killed and more than 1,000 citizens of the United States were wounded in the attack on Pearl Harbor;
Whereas, the attack on Pearl Harbor marked the entry of the United States into World War II;
Whereas, the veterans of World War II and all other people of the United States commemorate December 7 in remembrance of the attack on Pearl Harbor; and
Whereas, commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor will instill in all people of the United States a greater understanding and appreciation of the selfless sacrifice of the individuals who served in the armed forces of the United States during World War II: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That December 7 of each year is designated as "National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day" and the President is authorized and requested--
(1) to issue annually a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities; and
(2) to urge all Federal agencies, and interested organizations, groups, and individuals, to fly the flag of United States at halfstaff each December 7 in honor of the individuals who died as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor.
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Beliaev is a freelance artist based in Turku, Finland, and McCarter is a freelancer living in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The two have never met in person. "First Strike at Pearl" was accomplished through email correspondence
The artists created the image using POV-Ray 3.1 for rendering, as well as 3Dem (for converting DEMs to bitmaps), Rhino (airplane models; ship hulls), ColorPicker (precision color selections), Photoshop (image maps; converting image to JPEG), Paint Shop Pro (image maps), and GeoCities (sharing files). The rendering took 59 hours.
After making concept sketches and some simple POV-Ray scenes to evaluate potential viewpoints and compositions, a detailed and accurate map of the Pearl Harbor area (including the ships) was used as a height field in a POV-Ray scene. This technique allowed the artists to use trial camera positions around the harbor before they began modeling.
All objects were created specifically for this scene. Terrain was adapted from USGS DEM (Digital Elevation Models) satellite and aerial imagery. Ships and aircraft were modeled from plans and photographs of the actual crafts involved in the attack. Ships' logs and eyewitness accounts were consulted to verify the sequence of events. Even the sunlight, wind, and aircraft directions are depicted as accurately as possible.
Let's just say I'm into the music :-).
My Uncles all served this country and the one that was stationed at Pearl Harbor was there that morning. My aunt was staying there too and she saw out of her bedroom window a plane fly by so close she could see the face of one of the men bombing Pearl Harbor.
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