DATE: December 7, 2009 2:15:46 PM PST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Coast Guard Island Hosts Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Ceremony

 

 

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Press Release

Date:  Dec. 7, 2009

Contact: PA3 Melissa Leake (510) 437-3375

Coast Guard Island hosts Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony

COAST GUARD ISLAND, ALAMEDA, Calif.  -- The U.S. Coast Guard hosted the annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Ceremony on Coast Guard Island today, Dec. 7, 2009 at 9 a.m.

Veterans and military members from all services joined to commemorate fellow Americans who gave their lives and fought for the United States during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941, and to pay tribute to present-day heroes.

This year marks the 68th anniversary of the attack on Hawaii.

Photos and video of today's event can be found by clicking on the links below.

PHOTO 1

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VIDEO

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