CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii On the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day in 2021, about 135 World War II veterans attended the observance of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. Last year, fewer than 30 veterans attended Dec. 7 events. As veterans and Pearl Harbor survivors pass away, their legacy lives on with the next generation of service members.  more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: A total of 83 years has passed since the day that brought the United States into the Second World War, a day which President Franklin Roosevelt described to the nation as "a date which will live in infamy," the attack on Pearl Harbor. Three generations have passed since the Dec. 7, 1941 attack, with approximately 100,000 American Veterans of the Secon more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: UNITED STATES World War II became real to many Americans on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, when 350 Japanese planes staged two air attacks on the U. S. military in Pearl Harbor and surrounding bases on Oahu, Hawaii. The attacks that morning took the U.S. Armed Forces by complete surprise. "In the end, the U.S. would suffer the loss of 2,403 sailors, airmen, Marines, soldiers more PR