A photo of U.S. Navy Ens 121207-N-KT462-024

A photo of U.S. Navy Ens 121207-N-KT462-024

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A photo of U.S. Navy Ens. Robert Hunter at the USS Oklahoma Memorial during a joint ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the memorial on Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2012. The memorial was a tribute to the Marines and Sailors who died aboard the ship during the attacks on Pearl Harbor. The morning of Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese bombers staged a surprise attack on U.S. military forces in Hawaii. The day after the attack, before a joint session of Congress, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked for a declaration of war against Japan and the U.S. officially entered World War II.

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07/12/2012
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Ford Island, United States of America
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U.S. Department of Defense
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