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Friday Marks 71st Anniversary of Pearl Harbor

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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -

Friday marks the 71st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Governor Peter Shumlin has requested that all flags be lowered to half staff.

Almost 2,400 Americans were killed and nearly 1,200 injured on December 7, 1941.

Japanese fighters bombed and sank 12 naval vessels and heavily damaged 9 others.

More than 180 aircraft were destroyed in the attack.

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