Will December 7th, 1941 be “a date that will live in infamy?’ Not if we don’t pause, reflect on the lessons of history, and pass it on to our children. This week, I taught a Jr. High Civics lesson on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day to my students. They were particularly interested in the wreckage of the USS Arizona, the reaction of the American citizens to help in the war effort, and the process to make a yearly official Remembrance Day passed through Congress. (It took years). Of course, we say we will remember. It’s tough to do amid turmoil, isn’t it? We get consumed with the present and lose perspective. However, let’s press the pause button on all of today’s challenges to recall the unbelievable resolve and bravery of our American heroes “on a date that will live in infamy”-December 7, 1941. That day, as Americans prepared for Christmas, the United States was suddenly attacked by Japan. “Eternal Vigilance Is the Price of Liberty” It may seem awkward to talk to anyone about …
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