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Amid Pandemic, Pearl Harbor Survivors Commemorate Anniversary at Home

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   Survivors of the December7,1941,attack on Pearl Harbor will commemorate
   the anniversary at home this year,withgatheringsbannedand most large
   events canceled in the United States amid surging numbers of
   coronavirus cases.

   In past years, thousands of people-- survivors, current members of the
   military, tourists, and locals -- have attendedceremonies on the naval
   base in Hawaii honoring thosekilledin aJapaneseaerial assault.

   The attack, launched to destroy the U.S. Pacific fleet and with the aim
   of keeping the United States out of the war, took 2,390 American lives.

   Of those, 1,177 were Marines and sailorsserving on the battleshipUSS
   Arizona,moored in the harbor. [1]The vessel sank within nine minutes
   ofa Japanesebomb piercing itsbow, igniting a million pounds of
   gunpowder.

   Most of the crew went down with it.

References

   1. https://www.voanews.com/usa/pearl-harbor-survivor-mark-78th-anniversary

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