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The 84th anniversary ceremony honored World War II veterans and included a USS Carl M. Levin ship review as no survivors attended in person for the first time.
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Pearl Harbor remembrance carries on as survivors miss ceremony for first time
Veterans, dignitaries and community members gathered at Pearl Harbor on Sunday to mark the 84th anniversary of the surprise attack that pulled the United States into World War II. This year marked a bittersweet milestone for those in attendance as for the first time there were no survivors present for the commemoration of the Japanese Imperial Navy’s Dec. 7, 1941, attack. Though no survivors attended in person, some watched the ceremony on a liv…
Pearl Harbor ceremony carries on as survivors skip this year | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Veterans, dignitaries and community members gathered at Pearl Harbor on Sunday to mark the 84th anniversary of the surprise attack that pulled the United States into World War II.
The 84th anniversary of the historic event did not have the presence of veterans of war, all centenarians.
The attack on Pearl Harbor began at 7:55 a.m. After the raid, which killed 2,300 American soldiers, the United States entered World War II. "I can still see what happened," said one survivor. This year, for the first time, there were no surviving soldiers present at the 84th anniversary commemorations.
Americans commemorated the 84th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor on Sunday. This year, for the first time, none of the survivors attended the event.
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