Multimedia Release: Coast Guard honors Pearl Harbor survivors

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ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Rear Adm. Christopher Colvin, deputy commander Pacific Area, and Pearl Harbor Survivors talk about Pearl Harbor at a remembrance ceremony held on Coast Guard Island, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. This particular ceremony was the tenth collaborative effort by Base Support Unit Alameda and Chapter Two Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. U.S. Coast Guard video by Seaman David Flores.

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ALAMEDA, Calif. — Replica WWII era military vehicles carrying Rear Adm. Christopher Colvin, deputy commander Pacific Area and Capt. Gary Spenik, commanding officer Base Support Unit Alameda cross the Coast Guard Island bridge as they head toward a Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony held on Coast Guard Island, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Five survivors and members of Chapter Two of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association attended the 70th anniversary commemoration. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read.

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ALAMEDA, Calif. — Rear Adm. Christopher Colvin, deputy commander Pacific Area and Capt. Gary Spenik, commanding officer Base Support Unit Alameda salute during morning colors as they enter Coast Guard Island to attend a Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony held on Coast Guard Island, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Five survivors and members of Chapter Two of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association attended the 70th anniversary commemoration. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read.

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ALAMEDA, Calif. — Replica WWII era military vehicles carrying Rear Adm. Christopher Colvin, deputy commander Pacific Area and Capt. Gary Spenik, commanding officer Base Support Unit Alameda enter Coast Guard Island to attend a Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony held on Coast Guard Island, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Five survivors and members of Chapter Two of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association attended the 70th anniversary commemoration. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read.

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ALAMEDA, Calif. — John Rauschkolb, a Pearl Harbor survivor, salutes the American Flag during the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony held on Coast Guard Island, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Five survivors and members of Chapter Two of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association attended the event. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read.

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ALAMEDA, Calif. — (from left to right) Martin Hoopes, Clarence Byal, Francis Jenkins, and John Rauschkolb all Pearl Harbor survivors listen to the keynote speaker during the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony held on Coast Guard Island, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Five survivors and members of Chapter Two of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association attended the event. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read.

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ALAMEDA, Calif. — Rear Adm. Christopher Colvin, deputy commander Pacific Area, shakes the hand of Martin Hoopes, a Pearl Harbor survivor, as he presents the five survivors with a coin from Vice Adm. Manson Brown, during the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony held on Coast Guard Island, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Five survivors and members of Chapter Two of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association attended the event. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read.

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ALAMEDA, Calif. — Petty Officer 1st Class Juan Rodriguez, the Base Support Unit Alameda Enlisted Person of the Quarter and Ms. Alva Barbee, treasurer Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, hang a ceremonial wreath at 9:55 a.m. as to designate the time the attacks started during the 70th Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony held on Coast Guard Island, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. The ceremony was the 10th collaborative event between BSU Alameda and Chapter Two of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read.

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ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Base Support Unit Alameda Special Rifle Detail fires volleys in a salute to fallen servicemembers during 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony held on Coast Guard Island, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. The ceremony was the 10th collaborative event between BSU Alameda and Chapter Two of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read.

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ALAMEDA, Calif. — Petty Officer 3rd Class Vinh Mai, of Base Support Unit Alameda, plays taps on a bugle during 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony held on Coast Guard Island, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. The ceremony was the 10th collaborative event between BSU Alameda and Chapter Two of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read.

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ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Base Support Unit Alameda Special Rifle Detail marches pat the Point Welcome Room during the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony held on Coast Guard Island, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. The ceremony was the 10th collaborative event between BSU Alameda and Chapter Two of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read.

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