Within days, he said, Pacific Fleet submarines launched offensive patrols, taking the fight to the enemy. Indeed, America's sailors, civilian sailors and members of all military branches made sure that the adversary intended as the first and last battle of a short war was only the opening act." "Along the way, they forged a cultural heritage of resilience that sailors continue to draw upon today. "Instead of retreating from the fight, America's Pacific Fleet dug in its heels," Swift said. VIDEO | 01:07 | DoD Honors, Remembers Pearl Harbor Heroes If that had occurred, he added, it would have been a gloomy day, but the sweeping defeat there that morning 76 years ago was short-lived. I'll take a moment here to highlight how her story still speaks volumes to our fleet today."Īmerica's experience at Pearl Harbor reminds us we cannot be trapped by our most recent historical events - that the heroes with us today ensured Pearl Harbor would not be the end of the story, the admiral said. Ward's performance that morning was exceptional. "Both ship and crew had been activated as part of America's leadership effort to prepare for potential hostilities, but peacetime training can never be as trying as operating in war. "The crew was made up primarily of enlisted reservists from the Midwest who previously honed their seamanship skills on the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River," Swift noted. Navy ship to fire a salvo at the Japanese after their attack on U.S. The USS Ward, a destroyer, which had been decommissioned for two decades after World War I and brought back into service in January 1941, was the first U.S.
I guess that is true if just doing your job entails 15 Medals of Honor and 51 Navy Crosses being awarded - many posthumously – all of which highlights the valor displayed that morning 76 years ago today." "They all say they were just doing their jobs. "Unsurprisingly, … none of these heroes considers themselves as such," Swift said. Swift told an audience of World War II veterans, Pearl Harbor survivors, families and friends that American service members stationed at Pearl Harbor that day in 1941 were heroes. At the 76th National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration, Navy Adm.
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