# @stauglighthouse on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CXMpdNkuhsY
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/18333102-stauglighthouse-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/57fa553ea3.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-12-07T22:00:44.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** St. Augustine Lighthouse & MM (@stauglighthouse) — https://gondola.cc/stauglighthouse

## Caption

In the months immediately following the December 7th attack in 1941 on the American Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, American resolve was codified into a call for action. Something had to be done quickly to send a message to Imperial Japan that they were not out of our reach. Payback was coming.

To read more about the events following the attack on Pearl Harbor, please click the link in the bio to visit our blog.

(Photo: A Raider launches from the deck of the U.S.S. Hornet)

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#ThrowbackTuesday #WWII #December7th #PearlHarbor #Blog #LoveYourLighthouse #StAugustineLighthouse #StaLighthouse #NationsOldestPort #StAugustine #KeepTheLightShining

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nationsoldestport, loveyourlighthouse, wwii, staugustinelighthouse, blog, stalighthouse, pearlharbor, throwbacktuesday, staugustine, keepthelightshining, december7th

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