Today we remember the 68th anniversary of the bombing of the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii where over 2,000 U.S. servicemen and women lost their lifes and another 1,800 were wounded in the attacks.

Learn more about the attack first hand from 88-year-old veteran Curt Head who stills remembers talking with other servicemen about attending a football game later in the afternoon before the first bomb hit.

Also, read about how retired Firefighter Ed Johnann will revisit Pearl Harbor for the first time since the attack occured 68 years ago. (Photo: Couresty of Yahoo News/AP)

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