Pearl Harbor attack survivors have gathered at the bombing site to remember more than 2,300 U.S. troops killed 80 years ago.
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The USS Chung-Hoon, a guided missile destroyer, passed in front of the pier with its sailors “manning the rails” or lining the ship’s edge to honor the World War II veterans present.
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David Russell, a 101-year-old from Albany, Oregon, who survived the attack while on the USS Oklahoma, stood to salute to the destroyer on behalf of the veterans.
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“They started closing that hatch. And I decided to get out of there.” A split second decision likely saved David Russell's life. Russell, 101, returned to Pearl Harbor in remembrance of the more than 2,300 U.S. troops killed in the Dec. 7, 1941.https://apnews.com/article/pearl-harbor-world-war-ii-anniversary-hawaii-d3db8d688fb1c8fcc2045c00266f3aff …
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We honor our War Heroes and Veterans on December 7 to be sure. But we should be able to strike that balance between being isolationist and being alert. WWII should have given us an important lesson.
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@newtgingrich praised the Japanese on Pearl Harbor Day? "75 years ago the Japanese displayed professional brilliance and technological power launching surprises from Hawaii to the Philippines."https://twitter.com/newtgingrich/status/806620424796860418?t=BQ4MmcN1vjBitGVECJHF_w&s=19 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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