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| Tango01 | 20 Oct 2018 12:26 p.m. PST |
… Tragic Secrets. "One of the most traumatic losses the United States experienced during World War II happened before the country had even gone to war – the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that took out the battleship USS Arizona on December 7, 1941. Arizona was the second of the two Pennsylvania-class "super-dreadnought" battleships. Although built in 1916, she didn't serve in World War I, and never had a chance to serve in WWII. A massive explosion onboard during the surprise Japanese attack destroyed her beyond repair and sank her at her berth. Arizona has lain undisturbed on the bottom of the harbor since that fateful day, symbolizing more than the losses the U.S. endured during World War II. It is a testament to a nation that, in a matter of days, was catapulted from peace into war…."
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