Monday 8 December 2008

Anniversary of attack on Pearl Harbor



U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, a World War II medal of honor recipient, salutes during the 67th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Commemoration in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008

Members of the US military salute while commemorating the 67th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City. The White House hailed the service of World War II veterans on Sunday, the 67th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japan


A member of the Japan Religious Committee for World Freedom prays along side Edward Borucki, a Pearl Harbor bombing veteran during a Pearl Harbor Commemoration in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008. With an eye on the immediate aftermath of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, thousands of World War II veterans and other observers are expected on Sunday to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the devastating Japanese military raid.


A line of Pearl Harbor survivors salute during taps while participating at a Pearl Harbor Commemoration in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2008. With an eye on the immediate aftermath of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, thousands of World War II veterans and other observers are expected on Sunday to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the devastating Japanese military raid.


Everett Hyland of Honolulu, a Pearl Harbor survivor, talks with Eileen Martinez before participating in a Pearl Harbor Commemoration in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. With an eye on the immediate aftermath of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, thousands of World War II veterans and other observers to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the devastating Japanese military raid.


Edward F. Borucki, of Southampton, Mass. salutes during a Pearl Harbor Commemoration in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. With an eye on the immediate aftermath of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, thousands of World War II veterans and other observers commemorated the 67th anniversary of the devastating Japanese military raid.


Woody Derby, 90, participates in a Pearl Harbor Commemoration in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.


Herb Weatherwax, 91, salutes during a Pearl Harbor Commemoration in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.


In this Dec. 7, 1941 file photo, American ships burn during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.


In this Dec. 7, 1941 file photo, the battleship USS Arizona belches smoke as it topples over into the sea during a Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. With an eye on the immediate aftermath of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, thousands of World War II veterans and other observers to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the devastating Japanese military raid.


In this Dec. 7, 1941 file photo, a small boat rescues a USS West Virginia crew member from the water after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.


President George W. Bush gestures in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, prior to signing the Presidential Proclamation Designating the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument and the Presidential Proclamation in Honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 2008. From left are, Navy Secretary Donald Winter; Joint Chief Vice Chairman Gen. James Cartwright; the president; and Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake.


President George W. Bush signs the Presidential Proclamation Designating the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument and the Presidential Proclamation in Honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 2008, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. From left are, George Sullivan, Chairman of the Arizona Memorial Museum Association; Navy Secretary Donald Winter; Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Gen. James Cartwright; the president; Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake; and Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne.


LOT #1307 - 1929 FORD 4-AT-E TRI-MOTOR AIRPLANE - This historically important aircraft has been restored to an extraordinarily high standard. Survived the attack at Pearl Harbor, used at the TWA 20th Anniversary celebration, carried Smoke Jumpers in Montana and has been part of Wings and Wheels museum.


U.S. veterans who survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor are honored before the start of the San Diego Chargers-Kansas City Chiefs NFL football game in San Diego, California November 9, 2008.


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