American Minutewith Bill Federer
The turning point in the Pacific War began JUNE 4, 1942. American intelligence intercepted Japan's plans to capture Midway Island and from there, Hawaii.
The outnumbered U.S. Pacific Fleet ambushed the Japanese armada, but was losing badly.
It was not until American dive bombers, navigating by guess and by God, sighted the Japanese aircraft carriers far below through a break in the clouds at the precise moment the Japanese planes had left to attack the U.S.S. Yorktown.
In just five minutes, the screeching American dive bombers sank three Japanese carriers, and a fourth shortly after.
After this providential event, Japan was forced to go on the defensive.
On the Pacific War, President Roosevelt said, August 12, 1943:
"Three weeks after the armies of the Japanese launched their attack on Philippine soil, I sent a proclamation...to the people of the Philippines...that their freedom will be redeemed...
The great day of your liberation will come, as surely as there is a God in Heaven."
Roosevelt stated October 20, 1944:
"On this occasion of the return of General MacArthur to Philippine soil...we renew our pledge.
We and our Philippine brothers in arms - with the help of Almighty God - will drive out the invader."
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I am honored to have served my country.
I was on Midway Island for 16 months as an Air Traffic Controller fifty years ago. The hangers still had shrapnel holes in beams. Two Japanese Sailors had graves in the cemetery. I scuba dived down to two Jap mini subs that had been sunken at the Battle that still had the operator bones in them. Thank you for you Patriotic posts. God bless and keep the Republic.
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