This attack on America by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, led to America finally becoming involved in the war (WWII).
After all these years the Japanese and Americans have put the past behind them and become friends.
It is tragic that so many lives were lost and countless years of soul searching along with a healthy dose of forgiveness was needed to make amends.
I am part of that generation, the WWII generation as both my parents were involved.
The legacy of those honorable men and women who went out and did what was needed to ensure that the entire world would live in peace are forever memorialized in mausoleums and monuments.
You would think that we would have learned our lesson from this horrific war--that all of humanity deserves to live their lives free from conflict and free from want.
Maybe one day, G-d willing, we'll finally get it right.
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