Media Advisory: Pearl Harbor Anniversary to be Remembered

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Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
20 West 12th Street, St. Paul, MN 55155

Media Advisory


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dec. 4, 2014

                        
                         Media Contact:

                         Anna Long                 

                         (651) 757-1536     

                         (651) 263-2640 cell
                         anna.long@state.mn.us   

                                                                      

Pearl Harbor Anniversary to be Remembered

WHAT :

Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014 marks the 73rd Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor. The 1941 Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor was a defining moment in U.S. history.

The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association and Fort Snelling National Cemetery Memorial Rifle Squad will host a remembrance ceremony at 9 a.m. Dec. 7 to honor those who served, and remember those who gave their lives in the defense of Pearl Harbor. Minnesotans have had a proud history of service related to Pearl Harbor.

A group of local World War II Historical reenactors will be at the event, dressed in military uniforms, to display a wide variety of equipment and uniforms from the era.

WHEN:

Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014

9 a.m.  Program and Refreshments

 

WHERE:

Veterans Service Building, 5th Floor

20 W. 12th Street, St. Paul, MN 55155

Map & Parking

INTERVIEW OPS

Survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor & Richard Thill, a Pearl Harbor Survivor who will also be recognized at the Minnesota Vikings game following the ceremony