Pearl Harbor: 60 years later First day of infamy [Times photo: Fred Victorin] Pfc. Carroll Andrews had just finished another night shift guarding airplanes in paradise. Dawn had broken. Andrews walked into his barracks at Wheeler Field, an Army air field high above the pineapple fields, the sugar cane and the coastline of Oahu island. With his stomach grumbling for coffee and fried eggs, the 23-year-old private got ready to shower, breakfast and sleep. The morning everything changed Sixty years later, veterans preserve the memory of Pearl Harbor as their numbers dwindle. Three from the bay area are marking the day in their own ways. Story How the war hit home Anyone attending "Florida Remembers World War II" in Tallahassee is in for a history lesson. Story Their date with history For six decades these Hernando County residents have carried the memories, reliving the nightmare every year on Dec. 7. Story Proud to have served in 3 invasions Editor's Note: Today is the 60th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Dunnellon resident B.J. Oram, a U.S. Navy veteran, will spend the day at the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans to witness the opening of the museum's newest exhibit, "The D-Day Invasions in the Pacific." The Citrus Times will report on Oram's journey in the coming days. Here are some of his thoughts at the outset. Commentary

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