Reflections on Pearl Harbor Day: A Solemn Visit to the Hallowed Grounds


Hi there, my beautiful lovelies! I hope you guys are doing well and staying safe. Today is Pearl Harbor Day. Eighty-two years ago today, 2403 Americans were killed in the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, which led to the United States declaring war on Japan the next day and thus entering World War II. I will reflect on this solemn day. Check It Out.

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Introduction to Pearl Harbor

Stepping onto the grounds of Pearl Harbor is like entering a sacred space—a place where the echoes of history resonate through the air. As I visited this hallowed site on the anniversary of the infamous attack, the weight of the past bore down on me. The USS Arizona Memorial and the surrounding memorials stand as solemn reminders of the events that transpired on December 7, 1941, forever changing the course of history.

The Quiet Power of the USS Arizona Memorial:

From My Visit to USS Arizona and Pearl Harbor Memorial

The heart of my visit was the USS Arizona Memorial, a structure that hovers above the sunken battleship, still entombing over a thousand servicemen. As I boarded the boat that would take me to the memorial, the air became heavy with a mix of anticipation and reverence. The mere reflection of the sun on the water felt like a silent tribute to the lives lost.

Immersed in History

USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor

As the boat approached the memorial, a profound stillness enveloped the scene. The blackened remnants of the Arizona peeked through the water’s surface, a haunting reminder of the destruction wrought on that fateful day. Inside the memorial, the names of the fallen adorned the walls, their presence etched into the very structure that floated above their final resting place.

Whispers of the Past:

Walking through the exhibits, artifacts, and testimonials at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, the past came alive. The preserved artifacts, personal stories, and photographs transported me back to the chaos of December 7, 1941. The weight of the sacrifice became palpable, and I found myself immersed in a moment of reflection.

A Nation United in Remembrance

USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor

The solemnity of the experience extended beyond the memorial itself. As I observed fellow visitors, I sensed a shared understanding of the historical significance of the site. People from all walks of life, representing different generations, stood together in quiet contemplation, united by a collective reverence for the sacrifice made by those who served at Pearl Harbor.

Honoring the Heroes:

At the various memorials scattered across the site, each dedicated to different aspects of the attack, I paid my respects. The names engraved on the walls and plaques took on a personal significance. These were not just historical figures; they were sons, daughters, husbands, and wives who made the ultimate sacrifice for a greater cause.

Conclusion

My visit to Pearl Harbor left an indelible mark on my soul. It was more than a historical pilgrimage; it was a journey into the heart of a nation’s resilience and the enduring spirit of those who faced unimaginable challenges. As we mark Pearl Harbor Day, let us carry forward the lessons of history, ensuring that the sacrifices made on that day are never forgotten and that the echoes of the past guide us toward a future of peace and understanding.

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20 Years Later – Remembrance Of 9/11 Part 2


Hi there my beautiful lovelies! Hope you guys are doing well and staying safe. 20 years ago today our lives have changed forever. 20 years ago on this day, two planes crashed into the two towers of the World Trade Center, one crashed into the Pentagon, while crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, just 20 minutes flying time away from the Capitol building.

As I am writing this post my eyes have filled with tears remembering that tragic day. Twenty years have passed by but the emotion is still so raw and fresh. I still remember that clear that day.

Remembering 9/11

After I spoke to my mom, I started to walk home, a journey of 2 miles. As I started my walk home, I saw fighter planes in the sky. It was then it started to dawn on me the severity of the situation. Any business with a TV inside had small crowds hovering over it. It was at that time I started to walk fast. A two-mile walk, which usually is not a bad walk, felt long and hard. I started to think about the lives affected. What people are going through. I was very scared and was panicking. I finally felt some ease watching my mom’s face walking towards me. I hugged her tight and we went to our roof. From there, we could clearly see the black smoke coming out of the Pentagon. I walked into the apartment just to see one of the towers collapsing. I was met by my screaming grandfather, who hugged me tightly.

My friends, let’s take the time to honor the legacy of the heroes lost and the innocent lives lost. That horrific day changed our lives but it also showed us the strength of coming together, united against a common enemy.

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20 Years Later – Remembrance of 9/11 Part 1


Hi there my beautiful lovelies! Hope you guys are doing well and staying safe. Today, I want to talk about the day 20 years ago tomorrow that changed our lives forever.

Remembering 9/11

I bet we, all Americans, can still recall clearly what we were doing the moment the first plane hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center on that clear Tuesday of September 11, 2001. I for one was on the nation’s capital and heard the plane crashing into the Pentagon. I remember I was going to my Biology lab at GWU. I just started my freshman year in college and had so much anxiety and dealing with the pressure of starting college life.

As I was about to enter the lab, I received a phone call on my then large cell phone, saying that the phone hit the World Trade Center. I did not believe her. I told my mom to stop kidding and hung up on her. When I entered the lab I could hear whispering and the confirmation that the plane hit the World Trade Center. I still remember the loud pop sound outside, sounding like the sound of a car backfiring. After half hour we heard the worse news of my teen life. We were told that two planes hit the two towers of the World Trade Center and one hit the Pentagon and the university has shut down.

My friends, I left the building just to be met with police cars and crazy downtown traffic. Stores were closing left and right. It was then I started to feel anxious – anxious about the unknown and what has happened. My friends, at that time we did not have the world at our fingertips through smartphones or tablets. I was walking through the chaotic downtown Washington D.C. completely blind to what was happening. I tried to call my mom but my phone did not have any service. Nobody’s phone had any service.

Through all the chaos, I saw a store open with an old gentleman sitting inside. I went inside and was met with warmth and kindness. I can’t tell you what that meant to me at that time. Due to the kind gentleman, I was able to call my mom and let her know what I was okay and will be coming home soon. I thanked the kind gentleman and started my journey home.

My dear friends! It is still hard for me to talk about that day. Hence, I will write more tomorrow. I would love to hear about your memory from that day. Let us take the time to pay tribute to the lives lost that day.

Please take care.

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The Traumatic Event


Today, watching the impeachment trial has brought back so much of the worst memories. The impeachment managers showed security videos that were not seen before were traumatic. What the January insurrection did to me can be described as horrendous at best. The pain and trauma can’t be explained in any words.

Why is it so traumatic for me?

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Because I saw some of the groups in DC. I was in a downtown DC hotel that week. I was scared that I would get COVID from them since they don’t follow any of the COVID protection guidelines. I felt scared for myself and my family.

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I saw that smoke with my own eyes.

My friends, that close encounter took me back to the horrific attack of 9/11. As a teenager, I was in downtown Washington DC. I watched the flames coming out of the Pentagon. I watched fighter planes in the sky of Washington D.C. for the first time in my life. I still can’t look at the sight of a plane flying behind any building.

Since the January Capitol attack, I have been suffering from insomnia, nightmare, high heart rate, higher than my normal base rate of low 100s. I am scared. Yes, my friends, I am suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. I have seen a professional and I am working hard to take myself out of the hump. I am not giving up. I have tried meditation, mindfulness, yoga, but when nothing helped I have taken the initiative to get professional help. That my friend is new for me. I have learned to take action to get help when needed.

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Coronavirus Pandemic – Public Health Crisis of The Century


Coronavirus Pandemic:

Hi there my beautiful lovelies! Hope you guys are doing well and staying safe. Today, I want to the current public health crisis of the century, the coronavirus pandemic.

Current Epidemic of Coronavirus Pandemic in the US:

Daily New Cases in US

Before I talk about why the crisis of the current pandemic, let me update you on the current state of play in the coronavirus pandemic. Over 374,000 people have died in the United States due to COVID-19, while over 22.4 million Americans are infected. Additionally, the same day bunch of pro-Trump radical domestic terrorists stormed into the US Capitol in an attempt to the coup, the United States lost 4085 Americans from COVID-19. My friend, that is more than the amount of death on 9/11 and definitely more than the number of people who died at Pearl Harbor. Moreover, over 129,000 people are currently hospitalized due to the coronavirus.

We are on the verge of losing 400,000 people to the coronavirus pandemic that is more than the number of GI lives lost during WWII. My friends, these deaths are real. It has hit close to home for me. In a span of just a few days, I lost both my uncle and my granduncle to COVID-19, and my uncle’s entire family, and my paternal cousin getting infected with the virus. Just yesterday alone, there was 273,854 new infections, 3,735 new deaths,

Local Pandemic Numbers:

California has the highest number of coronavirus cases. close of 2.7 million with over 29,000 dead followed by Texas with over 1.95 coronavirus infections and over 30,000 death. California had 55,433 new infections followed by Texas with 28,516 new infections, 17,839 new infections in New York and 15,445 new infections in Florida. Even though Idaho has the highest positivity rate (% positive of the number tested) of 56.6% California is at the point of rationing care with a positivity rate of 14.3%. Why is that the case, California, even before the coronavirus pandemic, has fewer hospital beds per person.

Global Pandemic Numbers:

Data by Johns Hopkins
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Globally over 90.3 millions are infected with COVID-19, while over 1.9 million people are dead. US has the highest number of COVID-19 cases followed by India with 10.47 million infections, Brazil with 8.1 million infections, Russia with 3.4 million infections, and 3.08 million infections. Brazil had 62,290 new infections, United Kingdom with 60,098 new infections, and India with 36,867 new infections, and 23,012 new infections in Russia.

What does All Data Means – What’s Lacking?

Since the first U.S. case of the new coronavirus was reported on Jan. 20 in Washington state, more than 22 million people have been diagnosed. While encouraging news has emerged on the vaccine front with positive data on Pfizer Inc.’s candidate, it is likely to be some time before most Americans have access, and infections, hospitalizations and deaths are expected to increase. More than 370,000 people have lost their lives. Access to testing has improved for people who are sick, but those who lack symptoms continue to face barriers to getting screened, obscuring the overall picture of virus spread.

The number of tests performed by each state has varied greatly. Some states, like New York and California, have significantly ramped up their screening capacity, while others have fallen behind. As of Sept. 21, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 104 million tests have been reported. Experts say sufficient Covid-19 testing capabilities will be especially important this fall, as the flu can present with similar symptoms and uses similar screening infrastructure. In addition? Hospitalizations due to Covid-19 are rising in 23 states or territories in the U.S., including 16 reaching their highest number since the beginning of the pandemic. California leads all states with at least 22,513 patients now hospitalized, but 3 states still have a higher rate per capita.

The Deadliest Pandemic Since 1918 H1N1 Pandemic:

My dear lovelies! As an epidemiologist I have studied about the last deadly pandemic. As I have mentioned before, never have I ever expected to witness first hand a deadly pandemic in my lifetime. Before, the coronavirus pandemic, the 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history. Although there is not universal consensus regarding where the virus originated, it spread worldwide during 1918-1919. In the United States, it was first identified in military personnel in spring 1918. It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus. The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States.

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Now think about it, the United States about 675,000 people died. We already have 55.41% of the total number of death from the 1918 Influenza pandemic. Again about it. In the 21st century with even more advancement in medicine we already had over 55.4% of the total number of deaths in the US during the 1918 pandemic. Yes, it’s unprecedented to have a vaccine approved and administered (will discuss more in later post), we still lost so much people. As mentioned by Attorney Gostin in the Journal of American Medical Association, “The world is experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, causing untold human suffering and death, unraveling of social relationships, and robbing individuals of livelihoods and countries of prosperity. The coronavirus pandemic has strained health systems, revealed unconscionable inequalities, and upended international institutions.”

My dear lovelies! What are your thoughts about the current pandemic situation? I look forward to hearing your comments. I cannot emphasize enough, please following social distancing guidelines and wear mask. If not for you, please wear mask. I for one will not stop wearing the mask even after getting the vaccines.

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January 6th : A Very Sad Day in US History


Hi there beautiful lovely! Hope you guys are doing well and staying safe. Today I will write about a very sad day in US History, January 6, 2021.

January 6th 2021

The Election Certification:

Wednesday, was indeed a very sad day in US history. As President FDR said after the Pearl Harbor Attack, January 6 is a day that will live in infamy as the very first time after the War of 1812, where there was a breach in the people’s house, the US Capitol. January 6th was supposed to be symbolic day when the congress symbolically certify the electoral college from the November 2020 presidential election. However, many members of the congress made a mockery of that symbolic occasion to put their future political ambition first to disenfranchise the will of the people. This was not the first time that objection to the election certification happened, but never had it happen in collusion collusion with the losing presidential candidate to disenfranchise the will of the people for several states.

We have witnessed the unraveling of this president. Repeatedly, this president participated and/or insighted assault on democracy. He used the military to attack peaceful protestor for a political photo-op holding a bible upside down. Nonetheless, his party, the party who call themselves the party of Lincoln enabled his hundreds of lies and conspiracy theories. What they did on January 6, 2021 was a new low, unconscionable. Over 150 senators and representatives who joined the president to put an assault to the democracy. They hypocritically, opposed the result of the 2020 presidential election for states where the president failed to win but not the down-ballot candidates who won their state elections.

The Breach of the Capitol:

Wednesday, after the rally, a mob of right wing extremist breached the United States Capitol in an act of domestic terrorism. What I saw yesterday will forever stain this nation.

My dear friends! On Wednesday, a mob of domestic terrorists breached the Capitol and destroyed and defiled the people’s house, leading to five deaths.

No Voter Fraud:

I am telling you today again and again that there is no voter fraud. I am not giving you my opinion. I am just giving you the facts. After the 2016 election, this administration started a voter fraud commission which was later dismantled because of there was no evidence of voter fraud. Even after this election his own justice department did not find any evidence of voter fraud.

Double Standard:

My dear lovelies, I just want to take you back just 6 months earlier to the summer of 2020. Yes, I am talking about the Black Lives Matter protests all over the nation. Majority of the protestors were peaceful. Yet, we saw National Guards locked stepped in guarding the Lincoln Memorial.

My friend, the insurrectionusts breached the Capitol planned for months in social media. Hence my only question is why have we not seen the same seen in front of the Capitol? Why were the mob allowed to desecrate the house of the people? We did not even see any arrests?

Conclusion:

My dear friends, in the word of Maya Angelou, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time”. Yesterday, the past five years of demogrogary insighted lead to the insurrection of our democratic process and the Capitol. Let us all condemn this heinous act and those responsible should be held accountable.

If we’ve seen anything from this week’s horrific incident is that your words matter. Every word matters. It can lead people to peace treaties or can lead people to war. Our words can make a difference between life and death and it does. If you don’t believe it ask the family of US Capitol police officers who died from injuries suffered in the siege.

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Pearl Harbor Day – A Day That Will Forever Live In Infamy


Hi there my beautiful lovelies! Hope you guys are doing well and staying safe. Today is Pearl Harbor Day. Today, we honor those heroes who lost their lives to a horrific attack 79 years ago.

What Happened 79 Years Ago at Pearl Harbor?

  • Pearl Harbor

On December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese planes made a surprise raid on Pearl Harbor. During the attack, which was launched from aircraft carriers, nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight battleships, were damaged or destroyed, as well as more than 300 aircraft, according to the History Channel. Fortunately for the United States, all three Pacific fleet carriers were out at sea on training maneuvers.

The official American death toll was 2,403, according to the Pearl Harbor Visitors Bureau, including 2,008 Navy personnel, 109 Marines, 218 Army service members, and 68 civilians. Of the dead, 1,177 were from the USS Arizona, the wreckage of which now serves as the main memorial to the incident. Fifty-five Japanese soldiers also were killed.

Pearl Harbor – The Turning Point of World War II:

Until the raid, the U.S. had been reluctant to join World War II, which had started on Sept. 1, 1939, after Germany invaded Poland. The United States was a neutral country.

In those nearly 2 1/2 years, the U.S. had extensively assisted the United Kingdom, virtually the sole source of resistance to the Nazis in Europe, with arms and other supplies. However, the goal of isolationism – brought on, according to the State Department’s Office of the Historian, by the Great Depression and the memory of massive losses during World War I – led Roosevelt and Congress to be wary of intervention. However, the Pearl Harbor attacked led to the United States’ entry into the war.

The day after Pearl Harbor was bombed, President Roosevelt appeared before a joint session of Congress and declared, “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.” After a brief and forceful speech, he asked Congress to approve a resolution recognizing the state of war between the United States and Japan.

Respecting the Fallen:

My dear lovelies! I learned about the Pearl Harbor attack in school. However, I did not realize the true impact of the attack until my visit to the Pearl Harbor Memorial last year. I have been to so many memorials but never have been so saddened until I visited the memorial in Oahu, Hawaii. I had goosebumps and could not stop but cry. Looking down on that sunken USS Arizona I could not do anything but cry for the 1,400 brave souls resting in that sunken ship forever.

Putting Pearl Harbor in Perspective:

My dear friends! If you thought 9/11 or Pearl Harbor was horrific, imagine this: almost the same numbers of Americans are dying every day due to COVID-19. Every day is a Pearl Harbor day for us due to the coronavirus. Think about it. So many lives are at stake that we all have to make a shared sacrifice to survive the winter: wear a mask, social distance, wash hands often and avoid any form of social gathering outside your immediate household.

  • From My Visit to USS Arizona and Pearl Harbor Memorial

As we show our respect to the fallen heroes of Pearl Harbor, let us know our response to the fallen Americans of COVID-19 and the frontline heroes who are sacrificing everything to keep us safe. May we all win the battle with COVID-19 and may God bless the people of this country and the world and all the frontline heroes. Stay safe.

USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor

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