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Volunteers place 2,390 flags in honor of those who died on Dec. 7, 1941

By PHOTOS BY JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

May 23, 2019

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Volunteers on Thursday placed 2,390 flags at the USS Arizona Memorial visitor center, each with the name of a service member or civilian who died as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack.
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National Park Service ranger Alexander Warrick walks with American flags on Thursday at the Pearl Harbor visitor center in Aiea. Local volunteer groups, including military members, civilians, and youth organizations, placed 2,390 flags throughout the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center on Thursday, each with the name of a service member or civilian who was killed as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack. The flags will remain in place throughout the weekend and on Memorial Day.
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Local volunteer groups, including military members, civilians, and youth organizations, placed 2,390 flags throughout the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center on Thursday, each with the name of a service member or civilian who was killed as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack. The flags will remain in place throughout the weekend and on Memorial Day.
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Cub Pack Leader Edward Lopez, left, of Pack 121 out of Ewa Beach, affixes American flags to the railing with his son, Elias, 9, on Thursday at the Pearl Harbor visitor center in Aiea. Local volunteer groups, including military members, civilians, and youth organizations, placed 2,390 flags throughout the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center on Thursday, each with the name of a service member or civilian who was killed as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack. The flags will remain in place throughout the weekend and on Memorial Day.
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Lawson, right, and Senior Airman Khayluv Torres affix American flags onto the railing on Thursday at the Pearl Harbor visitor center in Aiea. Local volunteer groups, including military members, civilians, and youth organizations, placed 2,390 flags throughout the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center on Thursday, each with the name of a service member or civilian who was killed as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack. The flags will remain in place throughout the weekend and on Memorial Day.
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Khayluv Torres (CQ) affixes American flags onto the railing on Thursday at the Pearl Harbor visitor center in Aiea. Local volunteer groups, including military members, civilians, and youth organizations, placed 2,390 flags throughout the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center on Thursday, each with the name of a service member or civilian who was killed as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack. The flags will remain in place throughout the weekend and on Memorial Day.
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U.S. Navy Bmc. Daniel Torrentes affixes an American flag onto the railing on Thursday at the Pearl Harbor visitor center in Aiea. Local volunteer groups, including military members, civilians, and youth organizations, placed 2,390 flags throughout the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center on Thursday, each with the name of a service member or civilian who was killed as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack. The flags will remain in place throughout the weekend and on Memorial Day.
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Maude Berthiaume, of Quebec, Canada, affixes American flags onto the railing on Thursday at the Pearl Harbor visitor center in Aiea. Local volunteer groups, including military members, civilians, and youth organizations, placed 2,390 flags throughout the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center on Thursday, each with the name of a service member or civilian who was killed as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack. The flags will remain in place throughout the weekend and on Memorial Day.
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Lawson affixes an American flag onto the railing on Thursday at the Pearl Harbor visitor center in Aiea. Local volunteer groups, including military members, civilians, and youth organizations, placed 2,390 flags throughout the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center on Thursday, each with the name of a service member or civilian who was killed as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack. The flags will remain in place throughout the weekend and on Memorial Day.
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Lawson affixes an American flag onto the railing on Thursday at the Pearl Harbor visitor center in Aiea. Local volunteer groups, including military members, civilians, and youth organizations, placed 2,390 flags throughout the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center on Thursday, each with the name of a service member or civilian who was killed as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack. The flags will remain in place throughout the weekend and on Memorial Day.
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Cub Pack Leader Edward Lopez, left, of Pack 121 out of Ewa Beach, affixes American flags to the railing with his son, Elias, 9, on Thursday at the Pearl Harbor visitor center in Aiea. Local volunteer groups, including military members, civilians, and youth organizations, placed 2,390 flags throughout the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center on Thursday, each with the name of a service member or civilian who was killed as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack. The flags will remain in place throughout the weekend and on Memorial Day.
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Maude Berthiaume, of Quebec, Canada, pauses while affixing American flags onto the railing on Thursday at the Pearl Harbor visitor center in Aiea. Local volunteer groups, including military members, civilians, and youth organizations, placed 2,390 flags throughout the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center on Thursday, each with the name of a service member or civilian who was killed as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack. The flags will remain in place throughout the weekend and on Memorial Day.
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Lawson affixes an American flag onto the railing on Thursday at the Pearl Harbor visitor center in Aiea. Local volunteer groups, including military members, civilians, and youth organizations, placed 2,390 flags throughout the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center on Thursday, each with the name of a service member or civilian who was killed as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack. The flags will remain in place throughout the weekend and on Memorial Day.
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Maude Berthiaume, of Quebec, Canada, right, affixes American flags with companion Thibault Nowak, also of Quebec, onto the railing on Thursday at the Pearl Harbor visitor center in Aiea. Local volunteer groups, including military members, civilians, and youth organizations, placed 2,390 flags throughout the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center on Thursday, each with the name of a service member or civilian who was killed as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack. The flags will remain in place throughout the weekend and on Memorial Day.
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Local volunteer groups, including military members, civilians, and youth organizations, placed 2,390 flags throughout the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center on Thursday, each with the name of a service member or civilian who was killed as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack. The flags will remain in place throughout the weekend and on Memorial Day.
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Lawson affixes an American flag onto the railing on Thursday at the Pearl Harbor visitor center in Aiea. Local volunteer groups, including military members, civilians, and youth organizations, placed 2,390 flags throughout the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center on Thursday, each with the name of a service member or civilian who was killed as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack. The flags will remain in place throughout the weekend and on Memorial Day.
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Khayluv Torres (CQ), left, affixes American flags onto the railing on Thursday at the Pearl Harbor visitor center in Aiea. Local volunteer groups, including military members, civilians, and youth organizations, placed 2,390 flags throughout the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center on Thursday, each with the name of a service member or civilian who was killed as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack. The flags will remain in place throughout the weekend and on Memorial Day.
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Maude Berthiaume, of Quebec, Canada, right, affixes American flags with companion Thibault Nowak, also of Quebec, onto the railing on Thursday at the Pearl Harbor visitor center in Aiea. Local volunteer groups, including military members, civilians, and youth organizations, placed 2,390 flags throughout the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center on Thursday, each with the name of a service member or civilian who was killed as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack. The flags will remain in place throughout the weekend and on Memorial Day.
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U.S. Navy Bmc. Daniel Torrentes is handed an American flag to affix onto the railing on Thursday at the Pearl Harbor visitor center in Aiea. Local volunteer groups, including military members, civilians, and youth organizations, placed 2,390 flags throughout the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center on Thursday, each with the name of a service member or civilian who was killed as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack. The flags will remain in place throughout the weekend and on Memorial Day.
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Lawson, right, and Senior Airman Khayluv Torres affix American flags onto the railing on Thursday at the Pearl Harbor visitor center in Aiea. Local volunteer groups, including military members, civilians, and youth organizations, placed 2,390 flags throughout the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center on Thursday, each with the name of a service member or civilian who was killed as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack. The flags will remain in place throughout the weekend and on Memorial Day.
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U.S. Navy Bmc. Daniel Torrentes affixes an American flag onto the railing on Thursday at the Pearl Harbor visitor center in Aiea. Local volunteer groups, including military members, civilians, and youth organizations, placed 2,390 flags throughout the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center on Thursday, each with the name of a service member or civilian who was killed as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack. The flags will remain in place throughout the weekend and on Memorial Day.
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