American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima
BUT this is where it all begun. . .
Awakening the Sleeping Giant: WWII
In hopes of crippling the United States Pacific Fleet, the
Combined Japanese Fleet received orders to attack Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii, and surrounding military targets. We
never saw it coming nor did they in America’s retaliation.
The element of surprise
Was the enemy’s plan
While watches were changing
Destiny played its hand
How could this be possible?
We were center stage
Our ships were mighty forceful
Our men—strong and brave
But there was no warning…
An infamous airborne assault
Secretly designed to destroy on sight
Left a peaceful but great nation
Awakened amid a horrible plight
Ships sank in their moorings
Capsized or were beached
Hundreds helped to save lives
Thousands were never reached
But there was no warning…
—Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 1941
Incredibly four years later
A decision was made
Retaliation was certain
Time to lift our facade
We called for surrender
Hoping peace could be made
Threat of destruction
Was the first hand played
Ignoring the ultimatum
Commanded air raid
Two acute nuclear bombings
Lifted our façade
We gave no warning…
—Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, 1945
Hundreds of thousands succumbed
Leaving a country in pain
Six days after the bombing
Surrender finally came
If they had only heeded our warning…
“Fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant
and fill him with a terrible resolve.”
—Japanese Admiral Isoroku
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