The local chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Sons of the American Revolution will host a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony on Dec.6 starting at 11 a.m. at the old Whitley County Courthouse in Williamsburg.
The ceremony will include a color guard and musket salute.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, a wreath will be placed in front of the veterans’ monument in front of the old Whitley County Courthouse.
Pearl Harbor Day is Dec. 7, but because that day falls on a Sunday this year, the ceremony has been moved up to Saturday, Dec. 6.
“We wish to honor those we lost and those we served 84 years ago without depriving anyone of Sunday Church services,” organizers wrote.
The purpose of the ceremony is to remember and honor the men and women, who suffered and died from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
About 8 a.m., the naval fleet and airfield at Pearl Harbor were attacked by 350 Japanese planes from six Japanese aircraft carriers in an attempt to destroy America’s Pacific fleet and airpower.
The attack killed 2,403 U.S. personnel, including sailors, soldiers and civilians. An additional 1,178 people were wounded.
