Physical • With only minor injuries, he was able to help others who impacts were severely burnt and in terrible pain. (lines 17-18)
• Russell was saved from the water, but he was badly hurt, bleeding heavily. (line 24)
seeing:
Above their heads, hundreds of Japanese planes _c_i_rc_l_e_d_l_ik__e_e_a_g_le_s__. They __w_e_r_e_d_i_v_in_g__d_o_w__n__ to drop bombs on Pearl Harbor. _C__lo_u_d_s__o_f _b_la_c_k__s_m_o_k__e_r_o_s_e_ into the sky and hung over the sea.
• His wife Elsa said, “When he opened up later on, he always mentioned the horror of it.” (lines 26-27)
Part 2: During the attack
Why did Russell refuse to talk about the attack?
The US government suffered huge losses.
Part 3: After the attack
Reaction:
➢ President Roosevelt delivered Pearl Harbor Speech, and declaring war on Japan.