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Pearl Harbor survivors, veterans commemorate 1941 attack

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Sailors aboard the the USS Daniel Inouye render honors while passing the USS Arizona Memorial and the sunken battleship the USS Arizona during a ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 7, in Pearl Harbor, in remembrance of those killed in the 1941 attack.
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Tommy Tanaka, a World War II veteran, with Herbert Elfring, a Pearl Harbor survivor.
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Lucio Sanico, left, a World War II vet, and Henry Lee, a veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam wars.
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Leigh Anne Eaton, with father, Herbert Elfring, who survived the Pearl Harbor attack.
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Ret. Commander Karl Schab, left is with father, Ike Schab, a Pearl Harbor survivor.
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Margot Marty, takes a photo with Don Graves, an Iwo Jima survivor.
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HPD’s Major Bobby Towne District 3, left, with Mark Sohaney, Joint Base Commander.
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Sterling Cale is the last Pearl Harbor survivor living in Hawaii.
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Tommy Tanaka, a World War II veteran, left, with Herbert Elfring, a Pearl Harbor survivor.
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Jack Holder, left, a Pearl Harbor survivor and Sterling Cale, also a Pearl Harbor survivor, greets Gov. Josh Green.
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The Missing Man Flyover Formation with the 199th Fighter Squadron, Hawaii Air Nation Guard. 19th Fighter Squadron, U.S. Air Force.
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The Missing Man Flyover Formation with the 199th Fighter Squadron, Hawaii Air Nation Guard. 19th Fighter Squadron, U.S. Air Force.
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Lucio Sanico, left, Don Graves, Clinton Flinner Jr.,and Norman Hashisaka sit in the front row during Wednesday's ceremony.
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National Park Service Superintendent Thomas Leatherman makes his remarks.
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Shinto priest Shishino Fumio gives a prayer for peace.
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The Pass-in-review USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) goes past the Arizona Memorial.
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The Pass-in-review USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) goes past the Arizona Memorial.
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A rainbow greets the Missing Man Flyover Formation with the 199th Fighter Squadron, Hawaii Air Nation Guard. 19th Fighter Squadron, U.S. Air Force.
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A rainbow greets the Missing Man Flyover Formation with the 199th Fighter Squadron, Hawaii Air Nation Guard. 19th Fighter Squadron, U.S. Air Force.
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The crowd at the 81st commemoration.
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National Park Service Director, Charles F. Sams III, gives the keynote address.
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Soldiers and National Park Service rangers lay a wreath.
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U.S. Marines march in to deliver a rifle salute.
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The U.S. Marines give a rifle salute before a Navy bugler plays taps.
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Norman Hashisaka, in military intelligence in Japan, with wife Mabel.
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Gov. Josh Green, with veterans Lucio Sanico, Don Graves and Clinton Flinner Jr.
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Pearl Harbor survivors and other military veterans observe a ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 7, in Pearl Harbor in remembrance of those killed in the 1941 attack.
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Pearl Harbor survivor Herb Elfring, 100, right, of Jackson, Mich., poses for a photo next to his granddaughter Leigh Anne Eaton before a ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 7, in Pearl Harbor, in remembrance of those killed in the 1941 attack.
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Ira Schab, 102, right, who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor as a sailor on the USS Dobbin, talks with reporters while sitting next to his son, retired Navy Cmdr. Karl Schab, Wednesday, Dec. 7, in Pearl Harbor.
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Pearl Harbor survivors and other military veterans observe a ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 7, in Pearl Harbor, in remembrance of those killed in the 1941 attack.
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Robert John Lee, who witnessed the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor as a 20-year-old civilian, sits in Pearl Harbor, on Monday, Dec. 5.
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Anthony Stabile, 95, of York, Pa., a Marine veteran of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam attends commemoration ceremonies on the 81st anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Wednesday, Dec. 7, in Harrisburg, Pa.
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Pearl Harbor survivor Rick Schimmel, 100, attends commemoration ceremonies on the 81st anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Wednesday, Dec. 7, in Harrisburg, Pa.
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Pearl Harbor survivor Rick Schimmel, 100, attends commemoration ceremonies on the 81st anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Wednesday, Dec. 7, in Harrisburg, Pa. Anthony Stabile, 95, of York, Pa., a Marine veteran of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, salutes in the background left.
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Larry Bilodeau, of VFW Post 3335 in Jay, Maine, unfurls the American flag prior to the start of a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony, Wednesday, Dec. 7, in Livermore Falls, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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John Dube, of VFW Post 3335 in Jay, Maine, talks with other veterans prior to the start of the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony as they assemble in a parking lot next to the Livermore Falls Memorial Bridge for the ceremony, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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VFW Post 3335 members in Jay, Maine, Ricky Merrill, left, and John Dube fold the American flag Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 7, after a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony in Livermore Falls, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, the destroyer USS Shaw explodes after being hit by bombs during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941.
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The battleship USS Arizona belches smoke as it topples over during a Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941.
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A small boat rescues a USS West Virginia crew member from the water after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941.
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American ships burn during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941.

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