Pearl Harbor

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Consider a historic footnote from World War II. Shortly after Pearl Harbor in 1941, all the Germans and Japanese in their embassies in Washington were sent under guard to the luxurious Greenbrier and Homestead resorts.

From The Wall Street Journal

I recently toured Pearl Harbor and was reminded that Imperial Japan relied on the U.S. for about 80% of its oil.

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“Did you notice it yet?” he asked as I wrinkled my nose at the double study block on Pearl Harbor scheduled first thing that morning.

From Literature

A lot of maintenance is currently performed in Guam, Pearl Harbor or the U.S. mainland, defense analysts said, and U.S. shipyards are struggling to keep up.

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Garner, who has starred in movies such as “Pearl Harbor” and “13 Going on 30,” serves on the company’s board.

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