Today is Pearl Harbor Day, commemorating the Japanese attack on Hawaii on December 7, 1941 which brought America into World War II. President Roosevelt called it a “date that will live in infamy.” It was the backstory for kids who grew up in the islands.  We learned about the horror in history books and movies like “Tora, Tora, Tora.”  To this day I still point out Kipapa Gulch near the North Shore and tell my boys it’s where the Kamikaze pilots crossed onto Oahu. We used to take all our visitors to the Arizona Memorial when we drove them around the island. It was our 9/11 and it happened 69 years ago today. Not many men and women who survived that day are still alive but we should add it to the list of things to never forget.

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