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2008 Pearl Harbor Day in Hawaii
December 7, 2008 will be the 67th anniversary of the 1941 Japanese
Attack on Pearl Harbor. Here are some of the 2008 events taking place in Hawaii and
other parts of the United States to honor and remember those who died during the attack.
Pearl Harbor Day Events in Hawaii
USS Arizona Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony
The U.S. National Parks Service and the U.S. Navy will
jointly host a memorial ceremony commemorating the 67th Anniversary
of the attack at the Kilo Pier, a location about 1/2 mile from
the USS Arizona Memorial that has direct views of the memorial
The ceremony will take place on December 7, 2008 from
7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and the them of this year's event is
"Pacific War Memories: The Heroic Response to Pearl Harbor".
The keynote speakers will be Doolittle Raider Thomas
C. Griffin and U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral
Robert F. Willard. The ceremony will also feature
the Pacific Fleet Band, morning colors,
a Hawaiian blessing, a rifle salute by U.S. Marines,
wreath observations, and the playing of "taps".
A moment of silence will be observed at 7:55 a.m.,
which was the exact moment the attack began 67 years
ago. The DDG0-93 destroyer ship USS Chung-Hoon
will render honors to the USS Arizonaf and military aircraft
will fly over the memorial in a "missing man" formation.
National Parks Service Official Event Announcement
Do Little Raider Will Speak at Pearl Harbor Rite
Barbers Point Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony
There will be a Pearl Harbor Day Commemorative Ceremony
at the Ewa Marine Corps Air Station (Ewa MCAS)
on Saturday, December 6, 2008 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The ceremony will take place at the Barber's Point Golf
Course Club House and admission is free.
For more information call 808-422-2771, extension 124.
Pearl Harbor DAy Events Outside Hawaii
Arkansas 2008 Pearl Harbor Day Events
Jonesboro Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony
California 2008 Pearl Harbor Day Events
Lighting of Mount Diablo Observation Deck Beacon
Maryland 2008 Pearl Harbor Day Events
Baltimore Maritime Museum Pearl Harbor Remembrance
Massachusetts 2008 Pearl Harbor Day Events
Nantucket Whaling Museum Pearl Harbor Day Event
Michigan 2008 Pearl Harbor Day Events
Great Lakes National Cemetary Pearl Harbor Memorial
Texas 2008 Pearl Harbor Day Events
67th Pearl Harbor Survivors Association Convention
National Museum of the Pacific War
Washington DC 2008 Pearl Harbor Day Events
Wreath laying Ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial
Other
Airman's Roll Call Remembers Pearl Harbor
(PDF)
See also:
Remembering Pearl Harbor Day in Hawaii
Planning a Day in Pearl Harbor
Other December Events in Hawaii
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