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On December 7th, 1941, Japan, like its infamous Axis partners, struck first and declared war afterwards. Costly to our [music] navy was the loss of war vessels, airplanes, and equipment. But more costly to Japan was the effectiveness of its foul attack in immediately unifying America in its determination to fight and win the war thrust upon it and to win the peace that will follow. The Japs copied their German masters in striking hard at airfields. Hickhamfield northwest of Honolulu and the Ford Island naval plane base were the first objectives of Japan's treachery. Scores of planes were bruised and battered by the Japs aerial bombs. Many of these were demolished beyond repair. Direct hits were scored on hangers and these were badly shattered. Equipment and airplane supplies were reduced to smoldering ruins. Here at the Naval Air Station is grim and positive evidence of [ __ ] treachery.