I decide that I have done enough pull-ups for today and start walking towards the track. Once I finally get there I realize I forgot my water bottle. Uhhh, this means I have to go back to my room to get my water bottle. Eventually, I get over my exhaustion and start heading back to my room. Hmmm, where did I put it? I throw all of my belongings onto the floor, trying to find my water bottle. There it is! I toss all of my stuff back into my duffel bag and stand up to head back to the track course. Ring, ring, ring! I hear the room phone chirping. I walk over to it in curiosity and find out that it is my sister, Diana, calling. I pick up. “Hello, this is Laura.” I say sounding like a waitress at a restaurant. “Hi Laura, it’s me, Diana!” she …show more content…
More Japan fighter planes fly by, I can’t keep track anymore, but there must be at least 150 by now. The planes are still circling around the navy base, but no attacks yet, I guess they’re collecting all the planes before they attack. I glance down at my clock, still frozen, I read: 7:42 A.M. I am pacing in circles like a dog, waiting for the bombing to start. I hope that I can be some help in this whole fiasco. Three minutes later, the first bomb hits on the other side of the base. My ears ring, between the bomb and the screaming of all of the people, the noise level is outrageous. I start running at full speed towards the other side of the base; although I am terrified of what could go wrong, I am determined to get to the wounded soldiers. Once I finally get to the injured I glance down in depression. There are hundreds of soldiers I can already tell are dead from the impact of the bomb. I feel a stream of wet drops running down my face, I can’t bear to see this many people dead, they are lifeless, because of me! I could have saved them, but now, they have suffered, and their families will do the same, because they just lost a loved family member. And it is all my …show more content…
I have been holding on this whole time. I could have died when the bomb hit, but I didn't, because I was holding on. But I don't need to any longer. I considered my two choices. I could have Diana save me and bring me to a hospital, where I will be in pain because of the shrapnel, where Diana, Macy, Anna, and Matthew will watch me suffer, and I will die anyway, and they will still be holding on, hoping I will not die, and they will be in so much pain watching me die. Or, my other choice is to just let go, only Diana will see me die, and we will all be in less
Bullets flying through the air right over me, my knees are shaking, and my feet are numb. I see familiar faces all around me dodging the explosives illuminating the air like lightning. Unfortunately, numerous familiar faces seem to disappear into the trenches. I try to run from the noise, but my mind keeps causing me to re-illustrate the painful memories left behind.
Boom, Bang, Crack! The sounds of muskets being fired, its ammunition ricocheting off rocks and splintering trees are heard all around. The pungent smell of gun powder stings the nose, and its taste makes the mouth dry and sticky. The battle is still young, but blood soaked uniforms and dead or dying men can already be seen, causing the fear of death to enter many of the soldiers' minds. It is remembered that freedom is what the fight is for, so we must continue to gain independence. The battle has been going on for a short time now, although vision is already obscured from all the smoke and dust in the air. It is becoming increasingly difficult to breathe, with all of these air borne substances entering my lungs. People are still being struck by musket balls for the cries of agony rise above the many guns' explosions. This is how the battle to be known as Bunker Hill began.
Throughout the attacks Sailors and Airman, from the entire island of Hawaii, immediately was on alert. As the bombs, bullets, and torpedoes began to drop impacting vessels in the harbor, Soldiers of the American armed forces began to battle back. As the vessels and aircraft began to fight, the Japanese began to fight harder. It was eminent that Japanese fighter pilots had no plan on returning from this mission, for the aircraft soon began to shoot from the sky and set their point of impact on vessels. Along with numerous 550-pound general-purpose bombs, one of the most detrimental acts during this time was to our battle ships by the Japanese, was the 1,800-pound weapon that dropped from the clouds directly hitting one of the now famous American ships below, the USS Arizona.
At 3:30 am the Japanese were merely hours away from Pearl Harbor and ready to wreak havoc on the very important American naval base in Hawaii. The Japanese had encountered their fair share of troubles on their way to Pearl Harbor but after some trouble shooting, all which stood in their way from completing their mission was the long stretch of ocean left to travel to Hawaii. Around 7:55 the Japanese had arrived at their destination and a pilot dropped the fi...
On December 7th, 1941, Japanese aircrafts attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor (Axelrod 148). Before this, the United States had not entered World War II, but this changed everything. The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise, which consisted of two waves. By the end of the day, many United S...
It’s a beautiful sunny morning, on a tropical island that everyone would love to take a vacation at. It’s approximately 6:00 am, December 7, 1941, when a first group of 181 kamikaze planes attacked; targeting key naval bases stationed at Hawaii; a sustained crippling of U.S. naval forces for about 6 months. The death toll was 2,500. Out of the 9 battleships, 8 were heavily damaged by the assault on Pearl Harbor and out of the 8, three were unrepairable, USS Arizona, USS Oklahoma, and the USS Utah. 160 aircrafts were put out of commission, and nearly 130 were heavily damaged. This was the first incident in which there was an act of war, committed on U.S. soil, outside of the American Revolution and the Civil War. The world was at war, and the U.S. remained neutral until now. Before the attack, the U.S. was in great debate whether to enter the war or to stay out of it. The act of war forced the U.S. into the War and triggered a controversial debate in whether to retaliate against Japan with the use of nuclear arms.
My soldiers and I settle among our dead and wait. We had killed many of the enemy troops, but the mustard gas from the Zeppelin that burst into flames had done the most damage. This battle is over and we settle and wait for the next attack. Hopefully, this Great War will soon be over and we can return
Japan attacked on December 7, 1941, at 6:45 a.m. most soldiers were still asleep. Two privates named George Elliot and Joseph Lockard, were operating a mobile radar on the north coast of Oahu the day of the attack. They noticed a large blip on the radar screen, a blip meant a very...
“Come on you assholes,” He shouts, opening fire by way of a silent pulse, the result is mind boggling every living cell in their nervous system is shut down and four soldiers lay on the ground dead. More headlights are coming up the road. “You have to be kidding me,” he speaks softly as a brilliant spotlight strikes his face.
On the morning of Sunday, December 7, 1941, a mysterious aircraft circled overhead U.S. navy’s most important naval base at Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Many personnel misunderstood the situation as a naive pilot flying in unauthorized areas until additional planes appeared atop with red circles, which were promulgated as the rising sun, the Japanese symbol for war (Wukovits 8). However, this “surprise” attack came with a reason: The U.S. had been at political odds with Japan for over a decade, as it had ceased importing oil shipments from Japan. Although the military tried to defend themselves to their utmost power, America was not prepared enough. Bombs were dropped, destroying infrastructure, killing 2,403 civilians and wounding 1,178 others (Kiong 1). Franklin D. Roosevelt, and navy personnel could have prevented these losses. In retrospect,there were many prognostications that, if were scrutinized more meticulously, the United States government could have used to prepare
At approximately 8 o’clock in the morning on the 7th of Dec 1941, the United States of America faced for the first time in history, an attack on US soil. The Empire of Japan had strategically planned and executed a swift blow to the state of Hawaii, located in the mid-Pacific Ocean. Hawaii was our first line of defense from any westerly attack of an Asian country. By the end of the almost 2 hour ordeal, our Naval and Air Corps assets’ were brutally crippled preventing the ability of the US to conduct an immediate retaliation. In this study we will cover many of the events that led up to that moment in time, the actual attack and show the result that were to follow.
We were all huddled in the LCA boat as we were going onto Omaha beach, men were most likely thinking about their families, but I was thinking about if I could survive. My thinking was suddenly interrupted by the most terrifying sounds. I heard screaming, bullets, and worst of all… explosions. I saw the enemy bunkers (or as my friends call them, pillboxes) filled with MG 08 (machine guns) and German men, as soon as I had looked at them, one of the German troops started shooting at us. The bullets were flying and ripping the LCA apart, quickly, I had jumped out of the boat and swam my way to shore like the other troops had done.
The delicious smells of fresh Italian foods waft through the air as we look over our menus,