Reflections on Pearl Harbor
A visit to the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii some years ago was, for me, a moving experience. The impact of the horrific attack catapulted the United States into World War II and directly affected the lives of millions of Americans, including my family. You see, my father, caught up in the national indignation and patriotic fervor that swept the nation, enlisted in the United States Navy three days after the attack.