“There was a tremendous roar, and bomb fragments, debris and window glass came crashing into the back of my head, ears, neck and onto my shoulders. Believe you me, folks — something like that can kind of upset your best-laid plans for the day.”
— Earl “Chuck” Kohler, 99, of Concord, recalling the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu that propelled the U.S. into World War II. He’s among the few veteran Pearl Harbor survivors left and was honored in a ceremony last week.
