Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Ceremony
Pearl Harbor survivor Stu Hedley, 91, left, salutes, as Doyle McKee is thanked for his service by Rebecca Shaffner during the annual Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Ceremony aboard the USS Midway Museum’s flight deck in San Diego. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
A Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Ceremony is held aboard the USS Midway Museum’s flight deck in San Diego on Dec. 7, 2012, to mark the 71st anniversary of the attack.
Military veterans, service members and the general public attend the annual Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Ceremony aboard the USS Midway Museum’s flight deck. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Pearl Harbor survivors Stu Hedley, 91, right, with his wife, Wanda Hedley, and Frank Karas, 91, seated, with his son, Mike Karas, left, greet one another after the annual Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Ceremony on the USS Midway Museum’s flight deck. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Pearl Harbor survivor Howard Snell, 89, wears leis and displays medals he earned during his time of service as he attends the annual Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Ceremony aboard the USS Midway. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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Kiana Cabanayan, 4, claps while sitting with her father, Mark Cabanayan, a member of the Navy, during the annual Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Ceremony aboard the USS Midway Museum. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Clayton Becker plays taps on the bugle next to an A-7 Corsair II bomber during a moment of silence for Pearl Harbor survivors who have died in the past year. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Pearl Harbor survivors Frank Karas, 91, seated at left, and Stu Hedley, 91, center, join others as they salute the flag. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Eight Pearl Harbor survivors join people watching the Californian tall ship from the Maritime Museum of San Diego fire a four-gun salute off the USS Midway’s port side, where a wreath was tossed overboard to honor those who sacrificed their lives and those who survived on Dec. 7, 1941. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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A bell is rung as Pearl Harbor survivor Stu Hedley reads the names of 20 Pearl Harbor survivors who died in the past year. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
The Californian tall ship from the Maritime Museum of San Diego fires a four-gun salute off the Midway’s bow, honoring those who sacrificed and those who survived on Dec. 7, 1941. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Pearl Harbor survivor Stu Hedley bows his head and removes his hat during a prayer at the annual Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Ceremony. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)