When our ancestors were attacked at Pearl Harbor, they called it a day…

Dan Wells
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When our ancestors were attacked at Pearl Harbor, they called it a day that would live in infamy. The day the Partials attacked us with the RM Virus will not live in anything, because there will be none of us left to remember it. -President David R. Cregan, March 21, 2065, in a press conference at the White House. Three hours later he hanged himself.
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