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In reply to the discussion: Do you remember what you were doing when you heard the news about Pearl Harbor? [View all]SiobhanClancy
(2,955 posts)It being December 7, we talked a bit about Pearl Harbor. She was a senior in college and had been out to lunch and a movie with some friends...she even remembers the movie was an Abbott and Costello,which she didn't care for. Back in the dorm,they turned on the radio for some dance music and the first thing they heard was an announcement that all military personnel were to report to their commanding officers,although they didn't say why. Shortly thereafter,they heard about the attack. She remembers that one of her friends said they were surprised it happened,because it was well known that Japanese people had weak eyesight(!) Mom said the general feeling was one of anger more than fear.....living in New England,far from Hawaii and the west coast, probably accounts for that.