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| Above, the USS Arizona Memorial. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Ceremonies commemorating the 76th anniversary of the attack of Pearl Harbor took place this morning.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser wrote:
The 76th anniversary commemoration of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor concluded this morning with a rifle salute, echo taps and a vintage plane flyover, with the dwindling number of survivors leaving through an honor cordon of dozens of uniformed service members.
Adm. Scott Swift, head of U.S. Pacific Fleet, said in his remarks at the ceremony, “This morning, as we have for the last 76 years, we gather here to pay our respects to America’s World War II generation, the greatest generation, and in particular our veterans and civilians that responded to the attack on Pearl Harbor, grateful for their courage, service and sacrifice. We also honor fallen shipmates and all others who fell that day, as we mourn the loss of so many of our nation’s best and brightest.”
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