70th Anniversary of World War II - The Attack on Pearl Harbor

USS Underwood Hosts Pearl Harbor 70th Anniversary Remembrance

MAYPORT, Fla., Dec. 7, 2011 – More than 200 veterans and guests gathered aboard USS Underwood (FFG 36) Dec. 7, 2011 to honor and remember those who lost their lives during the attack on Pearl Harbor 70 years ago. Story

Pearl Harbor Survivor Retraces Steps, Pays Tribute to Airmen

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2011 – A U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, who survived the Dec. 7, 1941, attacks on then Hickam Field and Pearl Harbor, returned to the Hawaiian island of Oahu to see the place he was forced to become a man so early in his life. Story

Pearl Harbor Day Reminds us to Remember, Honor WWII Veterans

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 7, 2011 – When I visited my grandparents the weekend after Sept. 11, 2001, I remember my late grandmother, Clara Hix Clifford, saying to me, "I never thought I'd see something like this again in my lifetime." Story

Children of Pearl Harbor Attacks
Tour Former Home on Hickam

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2011 – As children of an Airman stationed at Hickam Field, Hawaii, Larry Bush and Deloris Anderson were at home the fateful morning of Dec. 7, 1941. Today, 70 years later, they finally came home. Story

70 Years Later, Pearl Harbor Response Inspires Americans

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2011 – Commemorations are under way at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and Washington, D.C., where Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is to place a wreath at the Navy Memorial in memory of those killed 70 years ago during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Story

Panetta Salutes Attack Survivors

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2011 – Pearl Harbor survivors represent the best of America and serve as role models for the current generation that responded to another deadly surprise attack, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said in a message to Pearl Harbor veterans. Story | Message