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With wreaths and a moment of silence, Pearl Harbor Association members and survivors honor victims of December 7, 1941, attack 65 years ago today. In their 80s and 90s, they say it will be the last time.
Thursday, December 7, 2006
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Pearl Harbor victims honored with moment of silence, wreath laying in Hawaii
Updated 12/7/2006 10:32 PM ET
From staff and wire reports
Nearly 500 survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor — many in wheelchairs and walkers — gathered Thursday to lay wreaths and remember the men and women killed on Dec. 7, 1941.
For some of the survivors, now in their 80s or older, it will be their last visit to the site of the attack that prompted America to enter World War II.
In a ceremony in which former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw gave the keynote address, survivors bowed their heads at 7:55 a.m. to reflect on the moment Japanese bombs began to drop.
"America in an instant became the land of the indivisible," said Brokaw, author of the book The Greatest Generation...
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With wreaths and a moment of silence, Pearl Harbor Association members and survivors honor victims of December 7, 1941, attack 65 years ago today. In their 80s and 90s, they say it will be the last time.
Thursday, December 7, 2006
USA Today
Pearl Harbor victims honored with moment of silence, wreath laying in Hawaii
Updated 12/7/2006 10:32 PM ET
From staff and wire reports
Nearly 500 survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor — many in wheelchairs and walkers — gathered Thursday to lay wreaths and remember the men and women killed on Dec. 7, 1941.
For some of the survivors, now in their 80s or older, it will be their last visit to the site of the attack that prompted America to enter World War II.
In a ceremony in which former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw gave the keynote address, survivors bowed their heads at 7:55 a.m. to reflect on the moment Japanese bombs began to drop.
"America in an instant became the land of the indivisible," said Brokaw, author of the book The Greatest Generation...
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1 Comments:
I lived in Hawaii for almost 20 years,and I visited the Pearl Harbor Memorial many times. I am very thankful for the men and woman that served in the Military that considered it an Honor and Duty to protect the freedoms that we have,
I also want to say Thank you to those today serving in the Military that are there proctecting us,again. I would say a special thanks to the families of those men and woman that are away from their families, that they may be protected until they are reunited.
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