The United States Armed Forces exist to protect Americans from foreign invasion. December 7, 1941, the United States was attacked by surprise when Imperial Japanese bombers struck the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Pearl Harbor survivors share their firsthand accounts of the attack and offer insight on the lessons to be learned from that day.
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