Veterans commemorate Pearl Harbor attack
Veterans gathered recently on the American Veterans Memorial Pier in Bay Ridge to mark the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
A moving ceremony honored the memory of the 2,403 service members and civilians who died on Dec. 7, 1941. On the Battleship USS Arizona alone, 1,177 sailors were killed. As a result of the sneak attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy, eight battleships and 10 other naval warships were sunk or destroyed.
The Brooklyn Council of the Kings County VFW hosted the program on the pier and VFW County Commander Jack Sanford presided. Sanford, a Navy veteran, said, “It was important to continue to hold this ceremony to help ensure that future generations will also remember the valor, sacrifice and legacy of this day.”