Department of the Navy
JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK-FORT STORY PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE 2600 TARAWA CT., SUITE 100 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23459-3297 TEL: (757) 462-2640 FAX: (757) 462-8160
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
#026-14
November 25, 2011
Media Advisory Pearl Harbor Survivor’s Hold Annual Remembrance Ceremony on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story VIRGINIA BEACH, VA…”A date that will live in infamy” was coined by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt following the harsh attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story will honor the memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice by hosting the Annual Pearl Harbor Survivors Remembrance Ceremony on December 7. This marks the 70th anniversary of the 1941 attack where more than 3,600 servicemen were wounded or lost their lives. This single attack propelled the United States into World War II. The service at the Joint Expeditionary Base will begin promptly at 12:55 p.m., reflecting the exact time of the Japanese attack in 1941. It will be held at the Pearl Harbor Monument located on Nider Blvd. across from the Personnel Support Detachment on base. Active duty members from all our military services and members of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association will be in attendance. The Pearl Harbor memorial was built and dedicated in 1990 by the PHSA Tidewater Chapter 2. An expansion to the monument was completed in 2001 which includes 184 names of known local survivors of the attack. There are 25 survivors remaining associated with the local PHSA. The event is not open to the public. - USN MEDIA NOTE: Media desiring to cover the ceremony should contact JEB Public Affairs Officer at 462-2640 by noon on December 6. Media will need to be at JEB Gate 3 at 12:15. Live trucks can be accommodated and interviews can be set up prior to the ceremony.