Pearl Harbor Ceremony Honors Valor and Sacrifice

Marines stand at attention as the sailors render honors to the USS Arizona Memorial during the 80th Anniversary Pearl Harbor Remembrance on Dec. 7, 2021. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeremy Lemmon Jr.

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii—The National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration was a solemn day as survivors journeyed back to pay their respects for the fallen and to honor the living.

This year, 32 Pearl Harbor veterans and 119 World War II veterans attended the ceremony, undeterred by inclement weather and the looming pandemic.