| Remembering the attack on Pearl Harbor,
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| | were deaths (Navy 2,008, Marines 109) and
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| we also should be reminded of the attack
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| | 779 wounded (Navy 710, Marines 69). The
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| on the twin towers, the Pentagon, and the
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| | Army (as of midnight, 10 December) lost
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| botched try which landed in a field. In
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| | 228 killed or died of wounds, 113
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| all these we come to find out that
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| | seriously wounded and 346 slightly
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| tomorrow holds no guarantee for anyone.
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| | wounded. In addition, at least 57
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| Moreover, on December 7th we take time to
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| | civilians were killed and nearly as many
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| remember of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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| | seriously injured."
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| It should teach us lessons in the "trust
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| | With this battle in the Pacific, America
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| no one department" and "be on the lookout
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| | learned for the first time what an enemy
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| for the next one".
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| | can be like. It was not like others she
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| Even though, Pearl Harbor happened many
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| | had faced. Americans learned firsthand of
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| years ago today, it should also remind us
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| | suicide bombers. Yes, we hear of them all
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| of the evil in men's hearts. It reveals
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| | the time today. But during WWII, the
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| to us that with each day come new
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| | Japanese really put it to devastating
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| challenges. Pearl Harbor opened up the
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| | use. Japanese pilots would dive their
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| finite and revealed to us infinity, which
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| | planes directly into ships, making a
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| sometimes is allowed to bear its teeth
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| | fireball of tremendous magnitude, killing
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| and swallow men whole. On this day,
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| | many Americans in the melee. Americans
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| Eternities teeth did indeed bear down
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| | would find out what fighting to the end
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| upon a small island in the Pacific. It
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| | meant as 'soldiers of the empire of the
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| showed us that "hell" can be revealed to
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| | Sun' would not give up. At other times,
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| us when Eternity allows it to be so. Of
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| | they would find Japanese soldiers had
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| course, the holder of Eternity is the
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| | committed Hari-Kari, rather than giving
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| Lord Himself. When Eternity swallowed
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| | themselves up to the Americans. In the
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| the men, women, and islands of Hawaii, it
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| | end, America won the War. The cost was
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| swallowed the United States of America.
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| | monumental in men, women, blood,
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| The struggle then became one, of destiny
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| | sacrifice, wounded, and rebuilding.
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| and purpose, which fought the evil that
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| | Today, America still has enemies. The
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| struck out to destroy us.
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| | faces may have changed, but the battle
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| That day held remembrance for our family.
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| | plan is the same. Their hatred of our way
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| My Grandfather was the City manager of
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| | of life and even ourselves, preclude us
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| Catalina and also had been the Sea Ranger
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| | from being passive in this. If we falter
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| (like Forest Ranger) working the Island
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| | one bit, the enemy will take advantage of
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| waters surrounding it. When the attack
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| | us. Make no mistake, Dec 7th, 1941 is a
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| happened, my Grandfather told my dad to
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| | day we remember, but it is also a
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| get a gun, and "go down to the dock,
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| | warning. Evil never rests. People who
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| shooting anything or anyone parachuting
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| | hate us never stop hating us. Rejoicing
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| from the skies". The people on Catalina
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| | over our hurts, failures, and pitfalls,
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| that day upon hearing what happened in
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| | the enemies of America will not stop till
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| Hawaii expected the next step for the
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| | they destroy us or we destroy them. There
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| Japanese would be the shorelines of the
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| | is not a single inch of middle ground
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| United States of America.
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| | here. You will not bargain with this new
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| The invasion never came as relieved
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| | enemy. You will do it His way or perish.
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| residents of the island of Catalina found
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| | For us, His way is 'death to America and
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| out. But the events of war came,
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| | Americans'.
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| triggering the inevitable consequences of
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| | On September 11th, the attacks by planes
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| such a conflagration. This event would
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| | upon American shores took over 3,000
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| envelop my dad. He had been in high
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| | lives. It rests alongside Pearl Harbor as
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| school when it all started, graduating
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| | a 'day of infinity'. The smoke of the
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| after the war started. Immediately upon
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| | twin towers could be seen rising for
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| leaving High School, Dad joined tens of
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| | days. I remember looking at the video of
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| thousands of other young people to go to
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| | that day. Smoke, dust clouds, metal
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| war. Many of whom, would not come back,
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| | falling, fire bursting out the sides,
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| while others would come back maimed or
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| | people running in horror, and in the end
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| hurt. For Him, being drafted into the
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| | a pile of twisted metal, housing the
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| Navy was his baptism of fire. After going
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| | remains of innocent people. Many of whom
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| to Corpsman school, Dad became a medic on
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| | were completely incinerated by the heat.
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| the islands of the Pacific. For Him,
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| | They were never found.
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| death and bloodshed was the way of life.
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| | The next scene that brings about the most
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| In this struggle, some found life. In all
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| | vivid pictures is one of unbelief. There
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| of it, though, the battle for survival
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| | on television bore video of the
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| affected everyone involved. Surely, now,
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| | Palestinians who were dancing in the
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| everyone was involved. From those at home
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| | streets over what happened to America.
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| living with the rationing of goods and
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| | Then we saw Osama Bin Laden smiling over
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| services to others working in the
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| | the results of the planning of Al Qaeda.
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| factories to produce the war materials
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| | Al Qaeda, meaning "the base" had struck
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| for those fighting on the front lines.
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| | the beast as they had seen it. America in
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| It became clear that all were affected by
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| | all its worldly trappings was the beast
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| this event.
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| | to these Arab warriors. They seem to of
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| No one can understand why wicked things
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| | taken the playbook from the Japanese.
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| happen. Things happen to good people and
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| | Using planes and striking into the heart
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| bad. Cutting short lives, wedding plans,
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| | of the enemy.
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| births, and peace itself. These kind of
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| | We can never stop in this battle. The
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| events trigger moments in history that
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| | warriors we face will not quit till they
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| for all who are involved never forget
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| | are dead. They will not bargain nor make
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| them. The occasion that brought us into
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| | truces. If they seem to make a truce, it
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| WWII lasted only for around two hours.
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| | is for a delay tactic. Both dates are
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| The attack on Pearl Harbor and on the
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| | infamous today. The events, which took
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| airfields of Oahu, according to the
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| | place on those dates, took many American
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| website worldwar2history, show that the
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| | lives. The ability of our enemy to
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| Japanese sank or severely damaged 18
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| | literally 'shake the towers of history'
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| ships, including the 8 battleships, three
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| | so to speak and bring us into such a
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| light cruisers, and three destroyers. On
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| | warring scenario should not be forgotten.
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| the airfields the Japanese destroyed 161
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| | In the wings of history and ebb tides of
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| American planes (Army 74, Navy 87) and
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| | eternity, another enemy is waiting to
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| seriously damaged 102 (Army 71, Navy 31).
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| | destroy us. May God keep us as long as
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| The Navy and Marine Corps suffered a
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| | we keep Him.
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| total of 2,896 casualties of which 2,117
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