67 years ago, Pearl Harbor.
The men at Pearl Harbor are often called heroes. I don't intend to overuse the word by applying it to those Americans just because they were there. Many, however, may earn such a designation in some degree because of their response. That more were not lost, that America awoke from its slumber, that Japan was conquered by the same soldiers who awoke to its fury- these are elements of heroism in the American people.
There was, unfortunately, more than just what appeared on the surface at Pearl Harbor- more than we'll ever know. But no amount of dirty politics, poor sports, conspiracy theories, or bad apples can change the fact that I owe much to that generation and the heroes that arose from the smoke of Pearl Harbor.
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