I distinctly remember sitting in front of a battery powered radio and listening as President Roosevelt make the speech that included those words.
As a six year old it was hard for me to comprehend the impact of that happening but I knew it would not be good.
The full impact was felt in 1990 on a visit to Hawaii and to the Arizona Memorial with the listing of all those service men and women who lost their lives.
The post band members which included one from Kosciusko,Ms. were all killed as they slept late, a reward for winning a marching contest the previous day.
Let us never forget.
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