On this date 65 years ago, the American naval station at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii fell under brutal attack by carrier aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy. 2,403 Americans lost their lives on that deadly Sunday morning. May we never forget.
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December 7, 1941: In Memoriam
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"A fortress circumvented ceases to be an obstacle.
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Do not forget the difference."
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[quote="Charleston Daily Mail"]Vet vividly recalls that day in Hawaii
Thursday December 07, 2006
At 86 years old, Brooks Henderson Jr. can still recall the bombers flying overhead at Pearl Harbor on the sunny morning of Dec. 7 in 1941. He was just 21 at the time and scared.
The former West Virginia resident, having lived in Logan, Charleston and Alderson in his youth, joined the Marines when he was 19. It was a way to learn a trade and get an education. “My younger brother James and sister Minnie May were living with my grandmother Minnie Cantrell in Charleston when I joined,â€
Thursday December 07, 2006
At 86 years old, Brooks Henderson Jr. can still recall the bombers flying overhead at Pearl Harbor on the sunny morning of Dec. 7 in 1941. He was just 21 at the time and scared.
The former West Virginia resident, having lived in Logan, Charleston and Alderson in his youth, joined the Marines when he was 19. It was a way to learn a trade and get an education. “My younger brother James and sister Minnie May were living with my grandmother Minnie Cantrell in Charleston when I joined,â€
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