Ceremony Remembers Lives Lost at Pearl Harbor

Paredes, who is originally from Arizona and who identifies as a Mescalero Apache, said that, try as he might, it is hard to escape the thought of what he was doing on this date 74 years ago. Germany and Italy declared war on the US a few days later.

There was a moment of silence along with a reading of the names of those killed on the U.S.S. Arizona battleship from Kansas. Sanders also helped lay a wreath, then saluted the American flag. “We’ve remained vigilant. And today’s armed forces are ready to answer the alarm bell”, said Harris.

Pearl Harbor will forever be remembered in American history as one of the most important and influential disasters on American soil.

Numerous day’s events from Pearl Harbor will be live-streamed at pearlharborevents.com, Participants will be able to ask questions about the attack from National Park Service experts. Marvin Westcott was returning from a secret mission back to Pearl Harbor, just 200 miles from the naval station when his crew received the shocking message. Each of the men said it is truly special when people honor those who served this country.

“I come back just to renew my acquaintance”, said Schuler, who lives in San Jose, California.

They both ended with the words, “Freedom isn’t free”.

Since the 1980s, Japanese residents have regularly brought it to Pearl Harbor for the ceremony aimed at maintaining peace. More than 40 military members who went to school in Davenport have been killed in the line of duty.

“We are gathered today to honor those who were lost during the surprise attack”, said Jonathan Williams, president and chief executive of the Pacific Battleship Center, the nonprofit that owns Battleship Iowa. That’s why they fear being forgotten, as the years continue to slip away.

As the sun rose over Pearl Harbor, two veteran pilots poured whiskey into the watery grave where the USS Arizona had stood on the morning of December 7, 1941.