‘Never Forget’ now becomes ‘Try to Remember’

By: John Farmer

Outlets: NJ Spotlight

Published: September 14, 2026

Words: 1,024

Last Updated: 4 days, 3 hours ago

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I was born sixteen years after the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. I remember seeing the black and white footage of the devastation, the fear on people’s faces as they scrambled to respond, and listening in school to President Roosevelt’s speech asking for a declaration of war and declaring Dec. 7, 1941 “a date which will live in infamy.” Although I could not possibly experience the urgent fear and anxiety felt by those old …

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