Veterans to mark 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor
In commemoration of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on Dec. 7, the Brooklyn Council of the Kings County VFW and Auxiliary will hold memorial ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary at 11 a.m. on the American Veterans Memorial Pier at the foot of Bay Ridge Avenue.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt called Dec. 7, 1941 “a date which will live infamy.” The horrific sneak attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy on America’s Pacific fleet based at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, killed 2,403 Americans and wounded 1,178.
The program will be conducted by VFW County Commander Jack Sanford. All veterans, active military and reservists are encouraged to attend. The event is open to the public as well.