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teabag09
 
By HNN Staff | December 6, 2018 at 1:40 PM HST - Updated December 7 at 1:25 PM





HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A light rain fell at Pearl Harbor Friday morning as some 1,500 people gathered for a solemn annual tradition: To mark the anniversary of the Japanese attack on the Pacific Fleet.



The remembrance ceremony began at 7:50 a.m. and at precisely 7:55 a.m., attendees bowed their heads in silence.



It was at that moment 77 years ago that Japanese warplanes started a historic assault on Pearl Harbor that would leave 2,403 Americans dead and throw the United States into war.




(Image: Hawaii News Now)
(Image: Hawaii News Now)




(Image: Hawaii News Now)
(Image: Hawaii News Now)



Jacqueline Ashwell, superintendent of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, said the world may be losing World War II veterans every year — but the United States will never forget their sacrifice.







“For so long as there is a United States of America, a f**g will fly over the USS Arizona Memorial and the National Park Service will continue to tell your story,” she said. “Your unconquerable spirits will live forever.”



Every year, survivors of the attack also urge younger generations to “never forget.”



That was Pearl Harbor survivor John Mathrusse’s message this year.









“We hope they never forget,” he said. “All the kids should come out here to see for themselves what happened.”






















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WATCH: Full ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor



And that refrain is all the more poignant this year given not only who was at the Pearl Harbor ceremony, but by who wasn’t there: No one who survived the bombing of the USS Arizona battleship was in the audience.



That’s a first — all five of the survivors weren’t healthy enough to travel — and a stark reminder that World War II veterans aren’t getting any younger.



With each passing year, their numbers dwindle.



[Also read: ‘We remember’: Thousands mark 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack]







[Also read: Oldest US military survivor of Pearl Harbor dies at age 106]



And many are no longer able to make the long trek to Hawaii for the commemoration.

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Dec 8, 2018 00:54:35   #
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teabag09 wrote:
By HNN Staff | December 6, 2018 at 1:40 PM HST - Updated December 7 at 1:25 PM





HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A light rain fell at Pearl Harbor Friday morning as some 1,500 people gathered for a solemn annual tradition: To mark the anniversary of the Japanese attack on the Pacific Fleet.



The remembrance ceremony began at 7:50 a.m. and at precisely 7:55 a.m., attendees bowed their heads in silence.



It was at that moment 77 years ago that Japanese warplanes started a historic assault on Pearl Harbor that would leave 2,403 Americans dead and throw the United States into war.




(Image: Hawaii News Now)
(Image: Hawaii News Now)




(Image: Hawaii News Now)
(Image: Hawaii News Now)



Jacqueline Ashwell, superintendent of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, said the world may be losing World War II veterans every year — but the United States will never forget their sacrifice.







“For so long as there is a United States of America, a f**g will fly over the USS Arizona Memorial and the National Park Service will continue to tell your story,” she said. “Your unconquerable spirits will live forever.”



Every year, survivors of the attack also urge younger generations to “never forget.”



That was Pearl Harbor survivor John Mathrusse’s message this year.









“We hope they never forget,” he said. “All the kids should come out here to see for themselves what happened.”






















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WATCH: Full ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor



And that refrain is all the more poignant this year given not only who was at the Pearl Harbor ceremony, but by who wasn’t there: No one who survived the bombing of the USS Arizona battleship was in the audience.



That’s a first — all five of the survivors weren’t healthy enough to travel — and a stark reminder that World War II veterans aren’t getting any younger.



With each passing year, their numbers dwindle.



[Also read: ‘We remember’: Thousands mark 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack]



I am a Vet and I took my 16 year old twin grandsons to visit the battleship Iowa this year as we have done for the last 12 years. They both know about WW2 and are very patriotic,



[Also read: Oldest US military survivor of Pearl Harbor dies at age 106]



And many are no longer able to make the long trek to Hawaii for the commemoration.
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