101-year-old returns to Pearl Harbor to remember those lost
The Hindu
About 30 survivors and 100 other veterans from the war are expected to observe a moment of silence at 7:55 am, the minute the attack began
When Japanese bombs began falling on Pearl Harbor, U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class David Russell first sought refuge below deck on the USS Oklahoma.
But a split-second decision on that December morning 80 years ago changed his mind, and likely saved his life.
“They started closing that hatch. And I decided to get out of there,” Mr. Russell, now 101, said in a recent interview.
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