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American Resilience: Why Remembering Pearl Harbor Matters

What is Pearl Harbor Day? At 7:55 a.m. on December 7, 1941, a wave of almost 200 Japanese planes attacked the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. A second wave stretched the attack out for two hours,...

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Purple Heart Day

Purple Heart Day 2017 What is Purple Heart day? On August 7th, 1782 the Badge of Military Merit was established by the authority of General George Washington. By the first World War it would become...