Living Memory of Pearl Harbor Attack Absent From Annual Dec. 7 Commemoration

84th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (KVIA) - December 7 was designated National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day by Congress on August 23, 1994. It is a day to remember the 2,403 people who were killed after Pearl harbor was attacked by Japanese forces. Both service members and civilians died, including 1,178 who were injured in the attack that destroyed 188 aircraft and sunk the USS Arizona and the USS Utah. The attack pulled the U.S. into World War II. The post …

Duluth commemorates 84th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attacks

DULUTH — Of the 87,000 personnel who were stationed at Oahu on Dec. 7, 1941, today there are only 12 remaining survivors across the U.S. Locally, around the Northland, there are none, according to Bob Woods, master of ceremonies at Sunday's Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at the Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center. "The only sad part is that we no longer have any Pearl Harbor survivors or World War II survivors here today. Even run-ins with Korea…

Centenarian Navy nurse looks back on Pearl Harbor attack

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Pearl Harbor Witnesses Remembered

Military personnel from Bath, Brunswick, Harpswell and Topsham saw the horror of the Pearl Harbor attack.

Remembering Pearl Harbor on the 84th Anniversary of the Attack

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Why the lessons from the Attack on Pearl Harbor still matter today

Every year on Dec. 7, we pause to commemorate the attack on Pearl Harbor. But here’s the thing: it’s more than a history lesson. For anyone wearing the uniform today, Pearl Harbor isn’t just about what happened more than 80 years ago. It’s about what could happen tomorrow morning if we’re not paying attention.Related: Today in military history: Japan attacks Pearl Harbor The numbers still hit hard. In just over an hour on that Sunday morning in …