Today, Dec. 8, is the 82nd anniversary of the date “which will live in infamy.”

More than 2,400 Americans lost their lives on Dec. 7, 1941 when Japanese bombers launched a surprise attack on the U.S. military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack started at 7:48 a.m. Hawaiian time and continued for the next hour. All eight U.S. battleships stationed at Pearl Harbor during the attack were sunk, though all but two – the Arizona and the Oklahoma – later returned to active duty. In addition, nearly 20 American Navy vessels and about 300 aircraft were damaged or destroyed.

The attack –  famously described by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a “date which will live in infamy” – – propelled America into World War II, a conflict that claimed the lives of some 400,000 U.S. soldiers.

Today, fewer than 132,000 World War II veterans are alive in the U.S. as the number of Pearl Harbor survivors continues to dwindle.

Here are quotes, inspiration and more on National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day:

“On National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we honor the memories of the 2,403 service members and civilians whose lives were cut short on that tragic December morning. We reflect on the resilience of America’s Armed Forces, who withstood the attack and built the most capable fighting force the world has ever known. In the wake of tragedy, these brave women and men — the Greatest Generation — answered the call to defend freedom, justice, and democracy across the Pacific, throughout Europe, and around the globe. Today, we carry forward their spirit of unity and their enduring resolve to protect the United States against those who seek to do us harm.” – – 2022 White House resolution on Pearl Harbor Day

“No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory” – – President Franklin D. Roosevelt, delivered Dec. 8, 1941

“Seventy years ago today, a bright Sunday morning was darkened by the unprovoked attack on Pearl Harbor…We salute the veterans and survivors of Pearl Harbor who inspire us still. Despite overwhelming odds, they fought back heroically, inspiring our nation and putting us on the path to victory.” – – Former President Barack Obama in 2011

“Millions of people gave their lives fighting fascism and imperialism, but Pearl Harbor was the event that forever changed the course of human history.” – – Sam Graves

“Pearl Harbor caused our Nation to wholeheartedly commit to winning World War II, changing the course of our Nation’s history and the world’s future.” – – Joe Baca

“The lesson of Pearl Harbor ought never to be forgotten, and of course the motto that came from that, 69 years ago, the war which my dad fought, was ‘Remember Pearl Harbor, never again.’ We need to keep that to mind.” –  – Oliver North

“Today at Pearl Harbor, veterans are gathering to pay tribute to the young men they remember who never escaped the sunken ships. And over the years, some Pearl Harbor veterans have made a last request. They ask that their ashes be brought down and placed inside the USS Arizona. After the long lives given them, they wanted to rest besides the best men they ever knew. Such loyalty and love remain the greatest strength of the United States Navy.” – – Former President George W. Bush, Pearl Harbor Day 2001

“They fought together as brothers in arms; they died together and now they sleep side by side…” – Adm. Chester W. Nimitz on Pearl Harbor victims

“I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.” – – Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

“Never a day goes by for all these many years when I haven’t thought about it. I don’t talk about it too much, but when December rolls around I do. It’s important the American people don’t forget.” – – Donald Stratton, WWII veteran

“To have the United States at our side was to me the greatest joy. Now at this very moment I knew the United States was in the war, up to the neck and in to the death. So we had won after all! … Hitler’s fate was sealed. Mussolini’s fate was sealed. As for the Japanese, they would be ground to powder.” – – Winston Churchill

You can see livestreams of today’s memorial events here.