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When the action is over and we look backwe understand both more and lessThis much is certainbefore the Doolittle raid America knew nothing but defeatAfter it there was hope of victoryJapan realised
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Pearl Harbor

When the action is over and we look back, we understand both more and less. This much is...

Evelyn: When the action is over and we look back, we understand both more and less. This much is certain. Before the Doolittle raid, America knew nothing but defeat. After it, there was hope of victory. Japan realized, for the first time, they could lose and began to pull back. America realized, that she would win and surged forward. It was a war, that changed America and the world. Dorie Miller was the first black American to be awarded the Navy Cross. But he would not be the last. He joined a brotherhood of heroes. World War II, for us, began at Pearl Harbor, and 1.177 men still lie entombed in the battleship Arizona. America suffered, but America grew stronger. It was not inevitable. The times tried our souls, and through the trial, we overcame

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When the action is over and we look back
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we understand both more and less
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This much is certain
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before the Doolittle raid America knew nothing but defeat
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After it there was hope of victory
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Japan realised for the first time that they could lose and began to pull back
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America realised that she would win and surged forward
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It was a war that changed America and the world
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Dorie Miller was the first black American to be awarded the Navy Cross
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But he would not be the last He joined a brotherhood of heroes
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That's for all the raiders
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World War II for us began at Pearl Harbor
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and 1177 men still lie entombed in the battleship Arizona
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America suffered but America grew stronger
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It was not inevitable
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The times tried our souls
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and through the trial we overcame
Available in 7 languages
Duration
82 seconds
Views
2,076
Timestamp in Movie
02:50:12
Uploaded
Mar 07, 2026
Production
Touchstone Pictures,Jerry Bruckheimer Films

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Movie Summary

The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

Actors

Cuba Gooding Jr.
Doris 'dorie' Miller