Nation marks 75th anniversary of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor
Air Force Staff Sergeant Mose Matila stands at a wreath as Ranger Joseph Borja stands behind him during a wreath laying ceremony to commemorate 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Honolulu.
(Pool / Getty Images)Ceremonies around the nation commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on U.s. military installations at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, an assault that left 2,403 Americans dead and propelled the country into World War II.
United States Navy Rear Admiral John Fuller, center, presides over the memorial service at the USS Arizona Memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu.
(Eugene Tanner / Associated Press)Military service men and women salute survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor and their families as they leave a ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of the attack at Kilo Pier in Honolulu.
(Kent Nishimura / Getty Images)With the USS Missouri in the background, the USS Arizona memorial is seen in Honolulu. Survivors of the Japanese attack, dignitaries and ordinary citizens attended a ceremony at Kilo Pier to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the naval harbor.
(Marco Garcia / Associated Press)USS Arizona survivor Louis Conter shares a laugh with Kathleen Farley before the start of a ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor at Kilo Pie in Honolulu, Hawaii.
(Kent Nishimura / Getty Images)Pearl Harbor survivor Dalton Walling sits with other survivors before the start of a ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor at Kilo Pier in Honolulu, Hawaii.
(Kent Nishimura / Getty Images)The USS Halsey passes before the USS Arizona Memorial during a moment of silence at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu.
(Eugene Tanner / Associated Press)A Navy sailor aboard the USS Halsey salutes as the ship passes by the USS Utah Memorial in Honolulu.
(Marco Garcia / Associated Press)Greg Murphy plays the Navy Hymn during a ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, on board the Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial in Camden, N.J.
(Matt Rourke / Associated Press)Kathleen Chavez, left, talks with her father, Ray Chavez, who served on the minesweeper Condor. At 104, he is believed to be the oldest living survivor of the attacks. He joined survivors from the battleship Arizona at the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument in Honolulu.
(Eugene Tanner / Associated Press)Arizona survivor Donald Stratton shakes the hand of an admirer at a ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu.
(Eugene Tanner / Associated Press)After singing the national anthem, veteran Tony Pastore reflects during the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Veterans Memorial in Pittsfield, Mass.
(Gillian Jones / Associated Press)Marine Corps veteran Jim Ramentol, center, and Navy veterans Steve Sheehan, left, and Russ Collins carry a wreath during a ceremony at the Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial in Camden, N.J.
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