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Navy didn't understand well-documented risks posed by Hawaii fuel tanks, watchdog says
Read full article: Navy didn't understand well-documented risks posed by Hawaii fuel tanks, watchdog saysA U.S. military watchdog says Navy officials lacked sufficient understanding of the risks of maintaining massive fuel storage tanks on top of a drinking water well at Pearl Harbor where spilled jet fuel poisoned more than 6,000 people.
Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102
Read full article: Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102Lou Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died.
Centenarian survivors of Pearl Harbor attack return to honor those who perished 82 years ago
Read full article: Centenarian survivors of Pearl Harbor attack return to honor those who perished 82 years agoPearl Harbor survivor Ira Schab returned to the Hawaii naval base 82 years after Japan’s bombing propelled the U.S. into World War II.
Navy issues written reprimands for fuel spill that sickened 6,000 people at Pearl Harbor base
Read full article: Navy issues written reprimands for fuel spill that sickened 6,000 people at Pearl Harbor baseThe Navy is issuing written reprimands to three now-retired military officers for their roles in the spill of jet fuel into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water in 2021.
Hiroshima peace park and Pearl Harbor memorial will work together to promote peace
Read full article: Hiroshima peace park and Pearl Harbor memorial will work together to promote peaceHiroshima and Pearl Harbor, two symbols of World War II animosity between Japan and the United States, are now promoting peace and friendship through a sister park arrangement.
Pearl Harbor Day: Photos of damage still resonate, more than eight decades later
Read full article: Pearl Harbor Day: Photos of damage still resonate, more than eight decades laterThursday marks the anniversary of one of the most significant days in U.S. and world history, a day that still lives in infamy, 82 years later.
Hawaii remembrance draws handful of Pearl Harbor survivors
Read full article: Hawaii remembrance draws handful of Pearl Harbor survivorsA handful of centenarian survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor gathered at the scene in Hawaii to commemorate those who perished 81 years ago in the Japanese bombing.
Sailor who died at Pearl Harbor to be buried at Arlington
Read full article: Sailor who died at Pearl Harbor to be buried at ArlingtonThe remains of a sailor from Massachusetts who died when the USS Oklahoma capsized during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 are being buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday.
US military drops appeal of Hawaii order to drain fuel tanks
Read full article: US military drops appeal of Hawaii order to drain fuel tanksThe U.S. government is dropping its appeal of a Hawaii order requiring it to remove fuel from a massive military fuel storage facility that leaked petroleum into the Navy’s water system at Pearl Harbor last year.
Pearl Harbor dead remembered in ceremony shrunk by pandemic
Read full article: Pearl Harbor dead remembered in ceremony shrunk by pandemicA U.S. Navy sailor plays taps in front of the USS Missouri during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Officials gathered in Pearl Harbor to remember those killed in the 1941 Japanese attack, but public health measures adopted because of the coronavirus pandemic meant no survivors were present. The military broadcast video of the ceremony live online for survivors and members of the public to watch from afar. The Arizona today lies at the bottom of the harbor, where it sank shortly being hit by two bombs. Warren Upton, a 101-year-old who served on the USS Utah, understood why he could not attend in person this year.
Survivors remember Pearl Harbor at home this year amid virus
Read full article: Survivors remember Pearl Harbor at home this year amid virusGanitch was getting ready for a match pitting his ship, the USS Pennsylvania, against the USS Arizona when Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)HONOLULU – Navy sailor Mickey Ganitch was getting ready to play in a Pearl Harbor football game as the sun came up on Dec. 7, 1941. Nearly eight decades ago, Ganitch's USS Pennsylvania football team was scheduled to face off against the USS Arizona team. They're why Ganitch likes returning to Pearl Harbor for the annual remembrance ceremony on Dec. 7. Kathleen Farley, California chairwoman of the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors, said many survivors are already talking about going to Hawaii next year for the 80th anniversary if it's safe by then.
Pearl Harbor commemoration ceremony to be closed to public
Read full article: Pearl Harbor commemoration ceremony to be closed to publicHONOLULU – The annual Remembrance Day ceremony to commemorate the attack on Pearl Harbor will be closed to the public this year and streamed online as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The ceremony will begin at 7:50 a.m. on Dec. 7 at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial’s Contemplation Circle in Hawaii. A small number of veterans will be in attendance on site, Hawaii News Now reported. A moment of silence will be observed at 7:55 a.m., the time when the Japanese attack on the American naval base began in 1941. “America’s obligation to honor its veterans has been a sacrosanct pillar of our society, and we encourage everyone to join us virtually for this important ceremony,” said Scott Burch, acting superintendent of Pearl Harbor National Memorial.
WATCH: 75th commemoration of the end of WWII to be held in Pearl Harbor
Read full article: WATCH: 75th commemoration of the end of WWII to be held in Pearl HarborA ceremony aboard the USS Missouri in Pearl Harbor will commemorate Victory over Japan Day, which signaled the end of War War II 75 years ago. A livestream of the ceremony at 2 p.m. will be placed in this article, but delays are possible. The ceremony will take place on the fantail of the historic battleship, with local veterans and other guests who witnessed the event. The initial plan had been to allow about 200 people, mostly WWII veterans, their families and government officials, to gather on the battleship USS Missouri, which hosted the Japanese surrender on Sept. 2, 1945 in Tokyo Bay. Several dozen aging U.S. veterans, including some who were in Tokyo Bay as swarms of warplanes buzzed overhead and nations converged to end World War II, will gather on the battleship in Pearl Harbor in September to mark the 75th anniversary of Japan's surrender.
3 who brought mortar round to gate at Pearl Harbor released
Read full article: 3 who brought mortar round to gate at Pearl Harbor releasedHONOLULU, HI – A mortar round was found in a vehicle at a gate to the sprawling Pearl Harbor military base, shutting down the base for hours and leading three people to be taken into custody, military officials said Wednesday. A mortar is a portable weapon that is loaded and fired by dropping an exploding shell into a tube. Hundreds of people, usually lost, end up at the Pearl Harbor gate daily and are turned around if they don’t have proper identification to enter, he said. Officials have said the sailor, whose submarine was docked at Pearl Harbor, then took his own life. The shooting happened days before dignitaries and veterans attended the base's ceremony to mark the 78th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Sailor kills 2, himself in attack at Pearl Harbor shipyard, officials say
Read full article: Sailor kills 2, himself in attack at Pearl Harbor shipyard, officials sayHONOLULU (AP) – The military says a U.S. sailor shot and killed two civilian Department of Defense employees at the Pearl Harbor shipyard before taking his own life. The military didn't release a motive or any identifying information about the sailor who opened fire Wednesday at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam has reopened following a lockdown. The shipyard repairs, maintains and modernizes the ships and submarines of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, which is headquartered at Pearl Harbor. The shipyard is across the harbor from the Pearl Harbor National Memorial, which on Saturday will mark the 78th anniversary of the Japanese attack that propelled the U.S. into World War II.