I was fortunate enough to have a witness of that fateful attack as a high school history teacher. He was a Japanese-American in Honolulu, Hawaii when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He promptly enlisted and served with the Nisei forces in Europe, ending his military career as a captain. Meanwhile, his parents were placed in an internment camp.

There were a lot of sad lessons we can learn from that terrible conflict, if only we would take the time to really study history. While I don't personally remember Pearl Harbor, that gentleman taught me a lesson I will never forget.