On Dec, 7th, 1941, the Japanese attacked U.S. territory in a horrific attack at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In all, 2,403 people died in the attack.
Nearly 80 years later, the historic moment has left a lasting impression on residents of the United States.
At Duncan Middle School, Pearl Harbor is far from forgotten.
Cathy Barker, humanities teacher, had her classes watch a clip from the 2001 movie “Pearl Harbor.”
“Freedom is never free,” Barker said about the day. “Someone paid for us to be free.”
Pearl Harbor was the worst attack on American soil until the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, which destroyed the World Trade Center towers, damaged the Pentagon and claimed numerous lives.
In the Pearl Harbor attack, Hawaii was not yet a state in the U.S., instead being a U.S. territory instead.
Barker said the movie is one of the most accurate movies to reference on National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
She said it’s important to remember that freedom comes at a cost, that many people died for our freedom.
Jeremy • Dec 8, 2020 at 9:53 am
I love this idea that we learned about pearl harbor. Yes, it was deplorable, but then we were able to get back and we as students were able to see and try not to do the same thing like that.