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The Projector: Pearl Harbor, 75 Years Later

On a pier within view of the USS Arizona Memorial, a ceremony honors those who died Dec. 7, 1941, and those who survived.

By Cory Lum / December 7, 2016
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  • <p>Before the Wednesday morning National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration Ceremony, visitors checked out the sunrise.</p>

    Before the Wednesday morning National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration Ceremony, visitors checked out the sunrise.

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  • <p>Visitors mingled at Kilo Pier before the ceremony, which was held almost 75 years to the minute after Japanese aircraft started bombing Oahu.</p>

    Visitors mingled at Kilo Pier before the ceremony, which was held almost 75 years to the minute after Japanese aircraft started bombing Oahu.

    Cory Lum/Civil Beat
  • <p>A Navy vessel plied the harbor near the USS Arizona Memorial straddling the wreckage of the battleship where 1,177 sailors and marines died.</p>

    A Navy vessel plied the harbor near the USS Arizona Memorial straddling the wreckage of the battleship where 1,177 sailors and marines died.

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  • <p>Vietnam veteran Jim Corrales of California hugged a fellow vet before the ceremony. In all, 2,403 Americans died in the attack.</p>

    Vietnam veteran Jim Corrales of California hugged a fellow vet before the ceremony. In all, 2,403 Americans died in the attack.

    Cory Lum/Civil Beat
  • <p>Timothy Payne, right, an 82nd Airborne veteran, shared a moment with Pearl Harbor attack survivors before the ceremony.</p>

    Timothy Payne, right, an 82nd Airborne veteran, shared a moment with Pearl Harbor attack survivors before the ceremony.

    Cory Lum/Civil Beat
  • <p>The destroyer USS Halsey sailed past the USS Arizona Memorial in a pass-in-review during the ceremony. The destroyer was named in honor of Fleet Adm. William Halsey Jr., who commanded the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise that was based at Pearl Harbor but at sea during the attack.</p>

    The destroyer USS Halsey sailed past the USS Arizona Memorial in a pass-in-review during the ceremony. The destroyer was named in honor of Fleet Adm. William Halsey Jr., who commanded the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise that was based at Pearl Harbor but at sea during the attack.

    Cory Lum/Civil Beat
  • <p>Aircraft from the 199th Fighter Squadron and 19th Fighter Squadron flew over Pearl Harbor in a missing-man formation in which one of the fighters ultimately peeled away.</p>

    Aircraft from the 199th Fighter Squadron and 19th Fighter Squadron flew over Pearl Harbor in a missing-man formation in which one of the fighters ultimately peeled away.

    Cory Lum/Civil Beat
  • <p>As they exited the ceremony, Pearl Harbor survivors and other World War II veterans were saluted by active-duty personnel from all branches.</p>

    As they exited the ceremony, Pearl Harbor survivors and other World War II veterans were saluted by active-duty personnel from all branches.

    Cory Lum/Civil Beat
  • <p>World War II veteran Robert Kishinami of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team returns a salute from active-duty personnel.</p>

    World War II veteran Robert Kishinami of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team returns a salute from active-duty personnel.

    Cory Lum/Civil Beat
  • <p>Many of the special guests were transported to and from the ceremony in a bus decorated for the occasion.</p>

    Many of the special guests were transported to and from the ceremony in a bus decorated for the occasion.

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