"Yesterday, December 7, 1941-a date which will live in infamy-the United States of American was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."

These words were spoken by President Roosevelt on December 8, 1941. to members of Senate and the House, during this speech he declared war upon Japan and we entered into World War II as we know it from our text books.

As I mentioned Pearl Harbor Day, was considered a day that will live in infamy. Yet here I sit 65 years later, and this day is hardly recognized. A blurb in a paper, a passing statement in the news. No federal holiday. As my customers enter the bank they ask what day it is. To which I respond, "Pearl Harbor Day" and most still make no notice or even know what day this attack happened.

Why is it that a nation like ours is so quick to forget our past? Do we not learn from these things. History does mimic itself. I view our current state of the nation as a form of the roaring twenties. Inevitably things will come full circle. Society has never been 'stable' for long. There is unrest in America. Our country is dividing once again. I can only hope that the next generations can restore its great honor.

Please take a moment to remember our past, commit its lessons to memory.