Backtalk: As long as it takes

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As long as it takes
By Sgt. Maj. Gerald T. Peil

“December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.”

These were the opening words to one of the most poignant presidential addresses in American history.

The “Day of Infamy” speech was delivered to Congress Dec. 8, 1941, by President Roosevelt following the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. The words sparked a firestorm of emotion in Americans and hastened our country’s entry into World War II.

America’s battle cry would be heard loud and clear the world over: “Remember Pearl Harbor!”

President Bush’s address to Congress and the American people on Sept. 21, 2001, in response to the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon was just as universally received as was Roosevelt’s address six decades earlier. Only now an entirely new generation of Americans demanded payback — the elimination of this reprehensible threat to our very existence.


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