Images: Remembrances of Pearl Harbor
See remembrances Monday in the suburbs of Chicago and around the Nation on the 74th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that launched the U.S. into World War II.
Pearl Harbor survivor Joe Triolo, 95, of Zion acknowledges the crowd during the Remembrance Day Ceremony at Prairie Lakes Theater in Des Plaines on Monday.
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Commander Waldemar Kilian, a chaplain at Great Lakes Naval Station, salutes during a wreath presentation at a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony Monday in Des Plaines.
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David Reithoffer of Chicago talks about his father Staff Sgt. William F. Reithoffer during the Remembrance Day Ceremony at Prairie Lakes Theater in Des Plaines on Monday.
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David Reithoffer of Chicago talks about his father Army Staff Sgt. William F. Reithoffer during the Remembrance Day Ceremony at Prairie Lakes Theater in Des Plaines on Monday. A Western Union Telegram sent six days after the attack to his family in Cleveland Ohio stating that his father had survived the attack.
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Pearl Harbor Survivor Albert Thomas, 94, left, watches as members of The American Legion Ahwatukee Post 64 walk by to place a wreath at the USS Arizona Memorial during Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremonies Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in Phoenix.
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World War II veteran and original crew member of the battleship New Jersey, Russell Collins, left, salutes with others on the battleship during a commemoration of the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in Camden, N.J. In Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy and National Park Service hosted a ceremony in remembrance of those killed on Dec. 7, 1941.
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U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross,right, D-N.J., and World War II veteran and original crew member of the battleship New Jersey, Russell Collins, toss a wreath into the Delaware River during a commemoration of the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in Camden, N.J.
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Bugler Greg Murphy plays taps on the battleship New Jersey during a commemoration of the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in Camden, N.J.
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Volunteer worker on the battleship USS New Jersey, Harry Ruhle, right, of Collingswood, N.J., arrives with others during a commemoration of the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in Camden, N.J.
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U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross, right, D-N.J., walks across the deck of the battleship New Jersey during a commemoration of the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in Camden, N.J.
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Pearl Harbor survivors gather on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in Pearl Harbor, Hi., before a ceremony marking the 74th anniversary of the Japanese attack that launched the U.S. into World War II.
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Pearl Harbor survivors Armando Galella, left, from Sleepy Hollow, NY, and Clark Simmons, of Brooklyn NY, throw a memorial wreath from the deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, in New York, in remembrance on the 74th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015.
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Pearl Harbor survivors Armando Galella, left, from Sleepy Hollow, NY, Clark Simmons, center, of Brooklyn NY, and Aaron Chabin, of Bayside, Queens, NY, attend a remembrance ceremony atthe Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, in New York, in remembrance of the 74th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015.
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Pearl Harbor survivors Albert Thomas, left, and Kenneth Maysenhalder, right, chat about old times being stationed on Hawaii prior to the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremonies at the USS Arizona Memorial, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in Phoenix.
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Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. James Bockman walks up to the USS Arizona Memorial to place a wreath for the 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment Association Grand Canyon Chapter, during Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in Phoenix. Monday marks the 74th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack by the Japanese.
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Participants place wreaths at the base of the USS Arizona Memorial during the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremonies in Phoenix Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. In Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy and National Park Service hosted a ceremony in remembrance of those killed by the Japanese bombing on Dec. 7, 1941.
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A bell is placed near a ceremony to mark the anniversary of Pearl Harbor at the World War II Memorial, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in Washington. The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 by the Japanese killed 2,403 Americans and was the catalyst for the United States to become involved in World War II.
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Pearl Harbor survivor and D-Day veteran Frank Levingston Jr., of Lake Charles, La., who at 110 is believed to be America's oldest military veteran, is greeted by visitors following a wreath laying ceremony to mark the anniversary of Pearl Harbor at the World War II Memorial, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in Washington. The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 by the Japanese killed 2,403 Americans and was the catalyst for the United States to become involved in World War II.
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Visitors attend a ceremony to mark the anniversary of Pearl Harbor at the World War II Memorial, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in Washington. The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 by the Japanese killed 2,403 Americans and was the catalyst for the United States to become involved in World War II.
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Pearl Harbor survivor Robert Irwin shakes the hand of his brother, Frank Broz, on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in Pearl Harbor, Hi., before a ceremony marking the 74th anniversary of the Japanese attack that launched the U.S. into World War II.
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Pearl Harbor survivors gather on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in Pearl Harbor, Hi., before a ceremony marking the 74th anniversary of the Japanese attack that launched the U.S. into World War II.
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Pearl Harbor survivors gather on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in Pearl Harbor, Hi., before a ceremony marking the 74th anniversary of the Japanese attack that launched the U.S. into World War II.
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Oil seeps out of the sunken hull of the USS Arizona before a wreath laying ceremony at the memorial to the battleship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. Before the wreath-laying, dozens of survivors and about 3,000 others gathered for a memorial ceremony marking the 74th anniversary of the Japanese attack.
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Pearl Harbor survivor John Hughes pauses to look at a wall engraved with the names of USS Arizona sailors and Marines killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor after a wreath-laying ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. A memorial and a wreath-laying ceremony were marking the 74th anniversary of the Japanese attack.
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Pearl Harbor survivors Lou Cantor, left, John Hughes, center, and Ed Schuler, right, pose for photos at the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. The three gathered on the memorial for a wreath-laying ceremony on the 74th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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The audience stands to applaud Pearl Harbor survivors and other World War II veterans at a memorial ceremony in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. Dozens of survivors were joined by about 3,000 others for a ceremony remembering those killed in the Japanese attack 74 years ago.
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