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Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor
It was the day that was described as “a day of infamy,” a day that will be in the history of the United States for years to come. It was a day that that the United States not only found out that a nation might win a battle, but a rude awakening of a nation losing a war. It was a surprise attack, an attack that occurred at a time when+ the United States was least expecting it. It was a slap in the face. In my opinion being the strongest country defiantly had its fair share of disadvantages. In my perception it was a day that will live in my dreams for the rest of my life. At 7:55 on December 7th 1941, Japanese military forces at Pearl Harbor attacked the United States of America.
Clubs, parties, and charity dances were the atmosphere that surrounded the naval base that Saturday night. My husband and I took a walk to admire the precious island we have been living on for almost 25 years. As we gazed across the sparking blue water we had notices the reflection o...

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