Photos: Ceremonies marking the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor
December 7, 2013
Pearl Harbor survivor Armando Galella, 92, helps fellow survivor Clark Simmons, 92, with his gloves at a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 2013 in New York City. Four Pearl Harbor survivors from the New York area gathered with former crew members of the USS Intrepid to mark the Japanese surprise attack on December 7, 1941 which killed 2,402 Americans and brought the United States into WWII. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) ( 454145295 )
Pearl Harbor survivors watch a vintage WWII airplane fly over Pearl Harbor at the ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia) ( APTOPIX Pearl Harbor Anniversary )
A vintage WWII airplane files over the USS Arizona at the ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia) ( APTOPIX Pearl Harbor Anniversary )
Japanese Consul General Toyoei Shigeeda, right, and his wife, Michiko Shigeeda drop flowers pedals into the harbor aboard the USS Arizona Memorial during the ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia) ( Pearl Harbor Anniversary )
Navy chaplain Sal Aguliera, left, shares a moment with Pearl Harbor survivor Allen Bodenlos, center, who is being escorted by Navy petty officer Michael Temple aboard the USS Arizona Memorial during the ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia) ( Pearl Harbor Anniversary )
Pearl Harbor survivors embrace at a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) ( 454144895 )
Pearl Harbor survivor Lou Contor stares at the names on the memorial room aboard the USS Arizona Memorial during the ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia) ( Pearl Harbor Anniversary )
Pearl Harbor survivors salute during the U.S. national anthem at a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 2013 in New York City. Four Pearl Harbor survivors from the New York area gathered with former crew members of the USS Intrepid to mark the Japanese surprise attack on December 7, 1941 which killed 2,402 Americans and brought the United States into WWII. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) ( 454144881 )
Pearl Harbor survivor Clark Simmons, 92, takes part in a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the attack on December 7, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) ( 454144909 )
Pearl Harbor survivors attend a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) ( 454145299 )
A veteran leaves a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) ( 454145569 )
Pearl Harbor survivor Aaron Chavin, 90, speaks with U.S. Army Major General Margaret Boor at a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) ( 454145581 )
Pearl Harbor survivor Clark Simmons, 92, takes part in a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) ( 454145293 )
With the USS Arizona in the background, Navy rifleman stand during the ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia) ( Pearl Harbor Anniversary )
Pearl Harbor survivor Joseph Licastro sits with his son Joe Licastro Jr., during the annual Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Ceremony Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013 in Bakersfield, Calif., at the Union Cemetery. (AP Photo/The Bakersfield Californian, Casey Christie) ( Pearl Harbor )
Pearl Harbor survivor John R. Stevens salutes the flag at the start of ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia) ( Pearl Harbor Anniversary )
Pearl Harbor survivor Sterling Cale, left, and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer wait for the start of ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia) ( Pearl Harbor Anniversary )
Former U.S. Senator Max Cleland speaks at the ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia) ( Pearl Harbor Anniversary )
Pearl Harbor survivor Mal Middlesworth, center, sits with other Pearl Harbor survivors before the start of ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia) ( Pearl Harbor Anniversary )
US Marines Brig Gen Richard Simcock salutes a flower wreath in the memorial room aboard the USS Arizona Memorial during the ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia) ( Pearl Harbor Anniversary )
Pearl Harbor survivor Alvis Taylor waits for the start of the ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Honolulu on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia) ( Pearl Harbor Anniversary )
With the USS Arizona in the background, Navy rifleman stands at attention at the ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia) ( Pearl Harbor Anniversary )
Pearl Harbor survivor Lou Contor stands in the memorial room aboard the USS Arizona Memorial during the ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia) ( Pearl Harbor Anniversary )
pearl harbor.jpg American Legion Post 15 Cmdr. Harold Gosse, right, and VFW Post 41 member Ed Aitken stand during a prayer at Loveland's Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day celebration Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, at the Associated Vets building in Loveland, CO. (Alex Burness/Loveland Reporter-Herald) ( pearlharbor )
A wreath lies at a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 2013 in New York City. Four Pearl Harbor survivors from the New York area gathered with former crew members of the USS Intrepid to mark the Japanese surprise attack on December 7, 1941 which killed 2,402 Americans and brought the United States into WWII. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) ( 454145301 )
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