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Bend Pearl Harbor survivor attends anniversary event

On the 78th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that plunged America into World War II, dozens gathered Saturday at the Bend Heroes Memorial for a special ceremony to honor the 2,400 killed that fateful day.

Among those in attendance: Dick Higgins, a Navy radio operator and Bend's only living Pearl Harbor survivor. Here he shares his memory of those first fateful moments.

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