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Nation remembers Pearl Harbor on 81st anniversary of attack

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FILE - In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, U.S. sailors stand among wrecked airplanes at Ford Island Naval Air Station as they watch the explosion of the USS Shaw in the background, during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941. In December 2022, the U.S. Navy and the National Park Service will host a remembrance ceremony at Pearl Harbor on the 81st anniversary of the 1941 Japanese bombing. (U.S. Navy via AP, File)
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(KERO) — The 81st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor is on Wednesday, December 7th. Congress first designated the day as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day back in 1994.

Each year on December 7th, the nation remembers the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed in the attack. Another 1,178 people were injured in the attack, which sank two United States Navy battleships and destroyed an aircraft.

Remembrance events will be held at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.

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