“As Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defence.”
The voice of President Roosevelt, emitted from the radio, echoed around the bar and caused tiny reverberations in our beers.
Richard stared down into his drink and asked, “Do you think he really means it?”
President Roosevelt answered that question for me. “I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December seventh, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire.”
“Oh man,” Richard murmured, then I had not heard the rest of his sentence. I was thinking of my son in some part of the world defending our country.
I was almost certain he'd die.
Dear Kyle,
ReplyDeletePardon me if i had not been listening in class and i was unaware of such an assignment, but you blog post seems to be just an excerpt from President Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" speech with totally no reflections at all. However, if this blog post was not part of any assignment, then i suggest that you add in your own opinion of the matter in your future blog posts.
Yours sincerely,
Chew Tianle