Billows of Black Smoke
The USS West Virginia and the USS Tennessee burn. "A huge waterspout splashed over the side of the ship and then tumbled down like an exhausted geyser," remembers Japanese commander Matsumura Midori, who fired one of the torpedoes that hit the West Virginia. "What a magnificent sight."
Another Detonation
At 7:56 A.M., the USS Arizona was rocked by two explosions. "The bridge shielded us from the flames," Pfc. James Cory said. "I think that at this moment I wanted to flee, but this was impossible. You're on station, you're in combat."
Devastation
The wreckage at Pearl Harbor's Naval Air Station after the attack, in which 347 U.S. planes were destroyed or damaged.
Rescue
The Navy saves a sailor who jumped overboard after a torpedo hit the USS West Virginia, which sank beside the USS Tennessee.
Fearless Crew
By 9:40 flames on the West Virginia had reached as high as the foretop. The fires were not brought under control until 4:30 that afternoon.
Casualties
The USS Oklahoma lies upside down in the harbor. "You did a little praying and thinking things," said Seaman Garlen W. Eslick, who was for a time trapped aboard the ship. "We could hear the boys, some of them, in this one compartment next to us, and they were hollering for help for a good long time. There wasn't anything we could do about it, and then they became quiet. They evidently drowned.
τωρα 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
A Moment of Silence
James Mulligan, of Tarpon Springs, Florida, listens to a pastor at a Memorial Day Observance in Palm Harbour
Bombs Away
A Palestinian protester gets caught in a barrage of tear gas canisters fired by Israeli troops during a demonstration against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Nilin, near Modin, Palestine.
May 23 - 29, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Seeking Protection
A pedestrian takes cover from teargas during a rally in Santiago, Chile, where students clashed with riot police during a protest against a proposed education reform.
Fatal Crash
Rescuers attempt to put out a fire caused by a plane crash, in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least 44 passengers have been declared dead.
Friendly Game
Pakistani boys play billiards in the Christian neighborhood of Khashi Kaluni in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Tackled
Police pull down a demonstrator along the route of the Olympic torch in London. Protesters advocating Tibet's independence disrupted the torch's path in London, Paris and San Francisco.
High Kick
Residents clash in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua after the suspension of local elections.
Political Games
Children have fun with a mask of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on a roadside outside the capital Harare.
Remembered
Friends and family leave stones painted with terms of endearment on top of a headstone, as a tribute, in Arlington National Cemetery. More than 4,000 U.S. troops have been killed in the war in Iraq.
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