"Yesterday, December 7, 1941— a date which will live in infamy— the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."

Yes, that was the famous statement From President Franklin Roosevelt when he was describing the attack on Pearl Harbor to the people of the United States. But thousand of military personnel had to do the same communicating with their families.

Local residents, Vince & Kerri Lucido, shared a letter with our staff back in 2015. It was from from "Uncle RJ" to his niece Mary Eunice with his first-hand account of what happened on this horrible day.  As you can tell from reading the letter, RJ was stationed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

We want to thank the Lucido's for sharing such a personal document and we post it in it entirety so that future generations can read the impact such an event had on families across the Country.