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Daniel Inouye: “When I stepped out and saw the planes fly overhead, grey with red dots, I knew that the world had changed.”

On the recordOctober 18, 2011
When I stepped out and saw the planes fly overhead, grey with red dots, I knew that the world had changed.
Said by
Daniel Inouye
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Inouye describes the moment he realized the significance of the Pearl Harbor attack.

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