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Gabrielle Section 1 On a cool night in January, Whitney Harris sat on a comfy black chair sipping a cup of hot tea. I was fiddling with my interview papers excited and anxious about the fact that I was interviewing my grandfather who was a first hand person to World War 2. Anna, his wife sat on the hardwood floor in my daddy's cozy home. When Anna turned on the video camera she told us three words “Ready, set, interview.” Whitney Harris was born on August 12, 1912 in Seattle Washington. Whitney has more free time than ever now that he has retired from being a lawyer. Well, he no longer has to take classes either, not even at his old college the University of Washington. He enjoys swimming, and spending time with his family. He loves playing golf with his son and spending quality time with his grandchildren. His second wife Anna is on the top of his list too. Section 2 On that cool night in January we sat down over a cup of tea and the interview began. ME: What were you doing around the time the war started? HIM: I was practicing law in California ME: Where were you living at the time? HIM: I was living in California. I was transferred to OSS by my boss and was assigned to go to Europe and open an office for the OSS in London. ME: Do you think anything like World War Two could happen again? HIM: Yes. I think such a war could happen again and that it would be so devastating it might be the end of civilization. ME: Do you think we could have done anything to prevent the war? HIM: We could’ve attacked Germany to remove Adolph Hitler in order to prevent the war. But that is a very difficult thing to do, and many people thought that with words that could change his opinion on fighting. ME: Do you think that more than 24 people should have been charged at the Nuremburg trials? HIM: It was not necessary because there were many other trials after the Nuremburg trials. The USA did at least 15 trials. The French and the British also trialed. So there were many other trials. ME: What was the importance of the Nuremburg trials vs. other trials? HIM: It established what the top leaders of Nazi Germany could do when in power. ME: What do you think a seventh grader in 2008 should take away from what happened in the war? HIM: What the seventh grader should understand is that the war did take place and that these wicked crimes did occur. They should realize that for the first time in history that the waging of a bad war is a crime. But, most importantly that we as citizens should do anything to prevent another war from happening. Section 3 Anyone should understand that the lesson from knowing about WWII is that to not just sit there and that you have to take action.