Public is invited to Pearl Harbor commemorative events November 10 – December 9, including the commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the USS Bowfin and the 71st Pearl Harbor Day Anniversary Ceremony.
(PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII) — The National Park Service and the U.S. Navy will host a joint memorial ceremony commemorating the 71st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 7:45 – 9:30 a.m. at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center at the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument (formerly known as the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center).
The theme of the Pearl Harbor December 7th ceremony is “From Innocence To Valor.” The ceremony will take place on the back lawn of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, looking directly out to the USS Arizona Memorial.
More than 2,000 distinguished guests and the general public are expected to join current and former military personnel, including Pearl Harbor survivors and other WWII veterans, for the annual observance of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
The full theme of this year’s historic commemoration, “Coming of Age – From Innocence To Valor,” honors those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces on that fateful day as a legacy of heroics. The attack represented more than a change in America’s status from peace to war, it was a sudden shift from youthful innocence to a searing awareness of the cost and consequences of war. Heroically, these men and women did not back down. Also not forgotten are the thousands of civilians who witnessed the attack, including the 49 who lost their lives. Young lives and families were changed forever as the nation “came of age” on Dec. 7, 1941 and throughout the war. Through innovation, courage and sacrifice, Americans joined together – stronger, wiser and more committed to preserving democracy, freedom and peace.
For more information, please see the official news release!
