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81st Commemoration
National Pearl Harbor 
Remembrance  

December 7, 2022
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Everlasting Legacy

Pearl Harbor Events is the official site for commemorating National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.  This year, for its 81st Commemoration, we focused on the Greatest Generation and the sacrifices made by the Americans who served in World War II and on the war home front.

 

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National Pearl Harbor 
Remembrance Day
Everlasting Legacy

This December 7 we remembered the world changing event known as Pearl Harbor Day, or as President Franklin D. Roosevelt said in his December 8, 1941 speech declaring war on Japan, “a date which will live in infamy”.

Early on Wednesday morning, December 7, 2022, many gathered at Pearl Harbor National Memorial for the 81st Commemoration. The early start marks the moment to the minute 81 years ago when Japanese warplanes descended on Oahu, killing 2,403 service members and civilians, injuring thousands more and dealing a near fatal blow to the Navy’s fleet at Pearl Harbor.

The mostly young Americans who died that day, along with those who served in uniform during World War II or on the home front war effort are collectively known as the Greatest Generation. Their sacrifices reflect the theme of this year’s Commemoration:  Everlasting Legacy.

The focus is the importance of remembering Pearl Harbor and how the Greatest Generation saved us from tyranny and brought us peace through reconciliation.

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