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79th Pearl Harbor attack commemoration goes virtual due to COVID-19

By Photos by Caleb Jones, Associated Press

Dec. 7, 2020

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The USS Arizona Memorial is seen ahead of a ceremony marking the anniversary of the Japanese attack today at Pearl Harbor.
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Military members practice ahead of a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor today.
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Military members practice ahead of the anniversary ceremony to mark the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor today.
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The USS Missouri and USS Arizona Memorial are shown in Pearl Harbor today.
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The USS Arizona Memorial is shown in Pearl Harbor today. Officials gathered at Pearl Harbor to remember those killed in the 1941 Japanese attack, but public health measures adopted because of the coronavirus pandemic meant no survivors were present. The military broadcast video of the ceremony live online for survivors and members of the public to watch from afar. A moment of silence was held at 7:55 a.m., the same time the attack began 79 years ago.
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A military color guard participates in a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor today.
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A U.S. Navy band sits during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor today.
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A U.S. Marine stands in front of the USS Missouri during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor today.
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U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Mike Genta listens during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor today.
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U.S. Navy sailors stand on the deck of a ship as it passes through Pearl Harbor today.
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A military color guard listens during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor today.
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A satellite is set up on a mostly empty lawn during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor today. Officials gathered at Pearl Harbor to remember those killed in the 1941 Japanese attack, but public health measures adopted because of the coronavirus pandemic meant no survivors were present.
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Commander of Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific Rear Adm. Robb Chadwick, center, speaks, as Superintendent of Pearl Harbor National Memorial Scott Burch, left, listens during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor today.
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U.S. Navy Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Adm. John Aquilino watches a recorded tribute during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor today.
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A National Park Service official rings a bell from the USS Arizona during the observance today.
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Superintendent of Pearl Harbor National Memorial Scott Burch speaks during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor today.
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U.S. Marines wearing masks pause during a prayer at a ceremony marking the attack on Pearl Harbor today.

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