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On the recordDecember 6, 2016
Over 2,400 American patriots lost their lives in the attack on Pearl Harbor: military and civilian; men, women, and children.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

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Statement on the 75th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor

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