Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony
When Pearl Harbor was attacked, approximately 80,000 Americans were on duty there and at other military bases in Hawaii that also were bombed. Later, survivors of the infamous day formed a national Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, and a Lilac City Chapter in Spokane one had 125 members. Only five local survivors remain, all in the 90s, and they hist a "Salute to the Fallen" every year. On Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, they commemorate the 73rd anniversary to remind everyone "eternal vigilance is the price of liberty."
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Pearl Harbor Survivor Charlie Boyer departs a STA “Stars and Stripes” bus to attend a ceremony at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the attack that began America’s involvement into WWII.
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A memorial stone, standing 7 feet tall and donated by the Lange family, honors the memory of the fallen from the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. It is placed outside the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.
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Pearl Harbor Survivor Charlie Boyer pauses before the newly-installed memorial stone before a ceremony at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the attack that began America’s involvement into WWII.
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Pearl Harbor Survivors Association members from left, Bud Garvin, in wheelchair, Ray Garland, in uniform, Clyde Buteau, in a walker, Charlie Boyer, wheelchair, and Sid Kennedy, wheelchair, gather before the newly-installed memorial stone before a ceremony at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Dec. 7, 2014, to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the attack that began America’s involvement into WWII.
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Members of the Fairchild Air Force Base Honor Guard fire a 21-gun salute, Dec. 7, 2014, during the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association ceremony to commerate tdhe 73 anniversary of the attack.
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Spent shell casings are gathered after a 21-gun salute during the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association ceremony, Dec. 7, 2014, at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.
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Pearl Harbor Survivor Bud Garvin lays a floral lei at the base of a newly-installed memorial stone, Dec. 7, 2014, during a ceremony at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the attack that began America’s involvement into WWII.
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Pearl Harbor Survivor Charlie Boyer salutes the fallen during a ceremony at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the attack that began America’s involvement into WWII.
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Pearl Harbor Survivors Association members and other veterans, and the public, salute the fallen before the newly-installed memorial stone during a ceremony at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the attack that began America’s involvement into WWII.
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Pearl Harbor Survivor Clyde Buteau lays a floral lei at the base of a newly-installed memorial stone, Dec. 7, 2014, during a ceremony at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the attack that began America’s involvement into WWII. DAN PELLE danp@spokesman.com
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Pearl Harbor Survivor Charlie Boyer lays a floral lei at the base of a newly-installed memorial stone, Dec. 7, 2014, during a ceremony at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the attack that began America’s involvement into WWII.
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Pearl Harbor Survivor Ray Garland, 92, wearing his old uniform, pauses before placing a floral lei at the base of a newly-installed memorial stone, Dec. 7, 2014, during a ceremony at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.
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Pearl Harbor Survivor Sid Kennedy, and his daughter, Marcy Kennedy, pause after placing floral lei at the base of a newly-installed memorial stone, Dec. 7, 2014, during a ceremony at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the attack that began America’s involvement into WWII.
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A crowd gathers around the newly-installed 7-foot-tall memorial stone after a Pearl Harbor Survivors Association ceremony to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the attack, Dec. 7, 2014 in Spokane, Wash. The memorial is located at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.
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Pearl Harbor Survivor Sid Kennedy salutes a familar face in the crowd. Dec. 7, 2014, during a ceremony at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the attack that began America’s involvement into WWII.
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Pearl Harbor Civilian Survivors Betty Schott and Bob Snider, along with widow survivor Vina Mikkelsen, wear their leis before placing them at newly-installed memorial stone, Dec. 7, 2014, during a ceremony at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.
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Pearl Harbor Survivor Bud Garvin shakes the hands of Fairchild Air Force Honor Guard members, Dec. 7, 2014, after a ceremony at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.
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Pearl Harbor Survivor Bud Garvin shakes the hands of a Fairchild Air Force Honor Guard member, Dec. 7, 2014, after a ceremony at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the attack that began America’s involvement into WWII.
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Pearl Harbor Survivor Sid Kennedy shakes the hands of Combine Color Guard members, Dec. 7, 2014, after a ceremony at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the attack that began America’s involvement into WWII.
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Pearl Harbor Survivor Ray Garland, wearing his old Marine uniform, greets a Marine member of the Combined Color Guard, Dec. 7, 2014, after a ceremony at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the attack that began America’s involvement into WWII.
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Hattie and Creighton Condon, along with their father, Mayor David Condon, walk past the five floral leis placed at the base of the new Pearl Harbor Survivor Association memorial stone after a ceremony, Dec. 7, 2014, to honor the 73dr anniversary of the attack.
A STA bus painted with stars and stripes ushers members of the Lilac City Chapter of Pearl Harbor Survivors from a remembrance ceremony, Dec. 7, 2014, at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the attack.
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