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In the spring of 2002, six months after the September 11 attacks, a twenty one year old student spoke with twelve seniors about their memories of Pearl Harbor and World War II. Besides looking at the nature of World War II compared to that of the war on terror, this documentary addresses the question of what it means to be a patriot, both in times of war and times of peace; in tone it demands how the question of patriotism is fundamentally different for today's generation of youth.
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In the spring of 2002, six months after the September 11 attacks, a twenty one year old student spoke with twelve seniors about their memories of Pearl Harbor and World War II. Besides looking at the nature of World War II compared to that of the war on terror, this documentary addresses the question of what it means to be a patriot, both in times of war and times of peace; in tone it demands how the question of patriotism is fundamentally different for today's generation of youth.
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