A different and perhaps even sadder reflection on this day. Thank you GP for the information. ~~dru~~
People around the nation, including some vocal congressmen, asked why America had been caught off guard at Pearl Harbor.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt said he would appoint an investigatory commission. Supreme Court Justice Owen Roberts — a pro-British internationalist friendly with FDR — was selected to head it. Also appointed to the group: Major General Frank McCoy, General George Marshall’s close friend for 30 years; Brigadier General Joseph McNarney, who was on Marshall’s staff and chosen on his recommendation; retired Rear Admiral Joseph Reeves, whom FDR had given a job in lend-lease; and Admiral William Standley, a former fleet commander. Only the last seemed to have no obvious fraternity with the Washington set.
The commission conducted only two to three days of hearings in Washington. Admiral Standley, arriving late, was startled by the inquiry’s chummy atmosphere. Admiral Harold Stark and General Marshall were asked no difficult or embarrassing questions. Furthermore…
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saywhatumean2say 
Thank you for this!
You’re welcome GP, this is not a story I’d heard before and it also needs to be “out there”, it does not detract from the service men who gave their lives but it is a rather sorry detail in our Country’s long history. Thank you for posting this. ~~dru~~
Quite true. And I appreciate you sharing it.