A somber remembrance ceremony was held Saturday morning at Pearl Harbor marking the 78th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the Hawaii base that launched the United States into World War II.
About a dozen survivors of the attack attended, including 97-year-old Herb Elfring of Michigan. He said being back at Pearl Harbor reminds him of all who lost their lives.
A moment of silence was held at 7:55 a.m., the time the attack began in 1941. The silence was broken with an overflight of fighter jets in missing man formation.
The commander of Navy Region Hawaii said the military community has received an outpouring of love and support from the people of Hawaii following this week’s deadly shooting at the Pearl Harbor shipyard.
Rear Admiral Robert Chadwick said their thoughts and prayers remain with the families of the victims and everyone affected after an active duty sailor shot three people before turning the gun on himself.
Two people died and another is hospitalized. Chadwick spoke during a somber remembrance ceremony in Honolulu on Saturday marking the 78th anniversary of another tragedy at the Hawaii base, the 1941 Japanese attack that sent the United States into World War II.
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