Flags at half-mast Wednesday to remember attacks on Pearl Harbor

Tue, 12/06/2016 - 4:30pm
The U.S. Navy battleships USS West Virginia (BB-48) (sunken at left) and USS Tennessee (BB-43) shrouded in smoke following the Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor.
Panorama view of Pearl Harbor, during the Japanese raid on 7 December 1941, with anti-aircraft shell bursts overhead. The photograph looks southwesterly from the hills behind the harbor. Large column of smoke in lower right center is from the burning USS Arizona (BB-39). Smoke somewhat further to the left is from the destroyers Shaw (DD-373), Cassin (DD-372) and Downes (DD-375), in drydocks at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard.

    Wednesday, December 7, is “Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day,” honoring the 75th anniversary of the attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor and paying tribute to the sacrifices of those who were at Pearl Harbor that historic day.

    Flags should be lowered to half-staff Wednesday December 7, from sunrise to sunset to commemorate National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

    “Pearl Harbor Day is one of the significant anniversaries of World War II, which reminds of the great sacrifices our military men and women bear to defend and protect our freedoms,” said Governor Paul LePage, in a news release. “We are a brave and resilient Nation because of these heroes, and I thank and honor the men and women, past and present, who have given so much for our way of life.”

    This year marks the 75th anniversary of attacks on Pearl Harbor.

    Forever a symbol of American resilience and resolve to defend freedom, the annual commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor fosters reflection, remembrance and understanding.  The 75th anniversary stands out as significant, a poignant transition from honoring surviving WWII veterans, our ‘Greatest Generation,’ to thanking those who have followed in their footsteps.

     

     

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