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“The saddest thing I remember about that day was that everyone of the Arizona’s band was killed. They had been having the “Battle of the Bands” the night before, and the Arizona’s band was one of the best. That morning they were setting up to play the National Anthem for the morning flag raising. When the attack started, they all went to their battle station and the big bomb killed them all,” said Stephenson. There were 21 members of the Arizona’s band.