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Active-Duty Servicemen: Uss Arizona and Dedicating Wreaths

active-duty servicemen: And they stood and clapped when survivors joined active-duty servicemen and women and National Park Service rangers in dedicating wreaths to those killed, according to Brandon Sun. Attendees also gave a lengthy ovation to Adm. The crowd bowed their heads at the precise moment decades ago when Japanese planes began their assault on the harbour U.S. naval base. Harry Harris of the U.S. Pacific Command when he spoke in favour of standing for the national anthem. I suspect the Americans of today would do the same thing, said Hilliard, a Marine veteran and one of several dignitaries and officials who presented wreaths for the fallen at a memorial over the sunken hull of USS Arizona. The anniversary is a tribute to what freedom does when it is faced with fascism, said Paul Hilliard, incoming chairman of the board of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.