Arizona crew member back at Pearl Harbor 75 years after attack

Lauren Bruner signs a flag belonging to Mike Green.

Arizona crew member Lauren Bruner signs a photo of the Arizona memorial.

Virginia Heppe of Elma, Wash., gives a lei to Arizona crew member Laruen Bruner at Smith’s Union Bar in Honolulu.

Arizona crew member Laruen Bruner takes a sip of his beer at Smith’s Union Bar in Honolulu.

Teri Mann of Seattle talks with Arizona crew member Laruen Bruner at Smith’s Union Bar in Honolulu. Mann’s Uncle William, who was friends with Bruner in high school, served with him aboard the Arizona.

Arizona crew members, from left, Howard Potts, Louis Conter, and Lauren Bruner chat during a meet-and-greet event at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu.

Lauren F. Bruner is one of the surviving crew members of the battleship Arizona and still struggles with the horrors of the day when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor 75 years ago. Bruner was one of 11 Pearl Harbor survivors who were honored at a ceremony in Newport Beach as the 75th anniversary of the attack approaches.

Lauren F. Bruner, one of the surviving crew members from the battleship Arizona, passes beneath crossed swords with his caregiver Ed Hoeschen as he and 10 other Pearl Harbor survivors were honored at a ceremony in Newport Beach as the 75th anniversary of the attack approaches.