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My dad witnessed the horror of Pearl Harbor firsthand. But his letters never let on

One letter, postmarked “Pearl Harbor December 11”, is stamped: “Passed by naval censor.”

By NPR

A military first: A supercarrier is named after an African American sailor

A supercarrier now on the drawing boards will be christened the USS Doris Miller.

By NPR

U.S. Navy to name aircraft carrier after Pearl Harbor hero Doris Miller

It marks the first time that an aircraft carrier has been named for an African American.
By NPR

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Pearl Harbor veteran expected to be last USS Arizona survivor interred on ship

When the Japanese launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, sailor Lauren Bruner was the second-to-last person to get off the USS Arizona alive.

By NPR