“Actually, sir, I don’t understand at all. What’s happening?” Mark responded, confused, and more than a little shaken by the news.
“Son, we’re at war!” Cdr. Jeter said simply. “The Japanese snuck an entire fleet, including carriers, within striking distance of Oahu. They’ve given Pearl an awful shellacking. Several of our battleships have been bombed and torpedoed. The Navy and Army airfields are under aerial attack right now! We’re all in the s**t and that’s for sure!”
The exec, feeling great emotion but maintaining a professional demeanor, continued: “Who’d have thought those bastards could use torpedoes in a harbor as shallow as Pearl? If it weren’t for the god-awful weather, we’d have been tied up in port, like a sitting duck! Our first flight of scout aircraft stumbled on the Japane
