USS West Virginia(01 of11)
Open Image ModalThis photo, from December 7, 1941, shows the USS West Virginia in flames after the attack on Pearl Harbor. (credit:Getty Images)
US Pacific Fleet(02 of11)
Open Image ModalThis photo shows the massive impact of the surprise attack, which destroyed the United States Pacific Fleet. The attack was conducted by 360 Japanese warplanes. (credit:Getty Images)
Naval Air Station(03 of11)
Open Image ModalMembers of the U.S. military stand near airplane wreckage during the surprise Japanese aerial attack at the Naval Air Station at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii December 7, 1941. December 7, 2011 marks the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack in which over 2,400 members of the United States military were killed. Picture taken December 7, 1941. (credit:AP)
USS Arizona(04 of11)
Open Image ModalThe USS Arizona, pictured here, sunk after being bombed. 1,177 servicemembers on board were killed. (credit:Getty Images)
USS California(05 of11)
Open Image ModalThe USS California burns after being hit by a 500-pound bomb and a torpedo during the aerial attack. (credit:AP)
USS Shaw(06 of11)
Open Image ModalThree bombs hit the USS Shaw during the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor. (credit:Getty Images)
USS Arizona Memorial(07 of11)
Open Image ModalVice Admiral Michael Vitale, pictured here on December 7, 2010, stops for a moment at the USS Arizona memorial during a remembrance service. (credit:Getty Images)
Lone Sailor Statue(08 of11)
Open Image ModalA wreath was placed on the Lone Sailor statue at the Naval Memorial in Washington, DC on December 7, 2003. (credit:Getty Images)
The Healing Field(09 of11)
Open Image ModalA family looks out on the Healing Field at the Arizona Memorial in Hawaii on December 7, 2007. The \"field\" features 2,500 flags. (credit:Getty Images)
Survivor Carl LaBarre(10 of11)
Open Image ModalCarl LaBarre, who survived the attacks on the USS California, is pictured here at a memorial service at Arlington National Cemetery in 2001. (credit:Getty Images)
70th Anniversary(11 of11)
Open Image ModalA U.S. Marine firing detail prepares for a memorial service for the 70th anniversary of the attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu on December 7, 2011in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. On the morning of December 7, 1941 a surprise military attack was conducted by aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy against the U.S. Pacific Fleet being moored in Pearl Harbor, marking the entry of the U.S. in World War II. More than 2,400 people were killed and thousands wounded, with dozens of Navy vessels either sunk or destroyed. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)