Gunnery Sgt. Chris Clark is reflected in his trombone as he plays with the Marine Band brass quintet at the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at the National World War II Memorial in Washington. (The Washington Times)
Jim Hardwick of Dallas, Texas is wheeled away after laying a wreath at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 during the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony. Mr. Hardwick, who was 17 when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, served in the Pacific in World War II. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
Jim Hardwick of Dallas, Texas is wheeled away after laying a wreath at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 during the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony. Mr. Hardwick, who was 17 when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, served in the Pacific in World War II. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
A U.S. Marine plays "Taps" at the end of the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. This marks the 71st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
A total of nine wreaths were laid at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 for National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Today marks the 71st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
Admiral James Winnefeld, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shakes hands with Jim Hardwick of Dallas, Texas, who served in the Pacific in the U.S. Navy during World War II. The admiral thanked Mr. Hardwick for his service following a wreath-laying ceremony at the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
Eighty-eight-year-old Thomos Conlon of Cumberland, Md. stands at attention and salutes during the playing of the national anthem at the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day celebration at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. Mr. Conlon fought in the Pacific with the U.S. Army and was one of the soldiers who lined the tracks during Pres. Roosevelt's funeral train parade. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
A U.S. Park Police officer salutes as the United States Armed Forces Color Guard presents the colors at the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
Gunnery Sgt. Chris Clark is reflected in his trombone as he plays with the Marine Band brass quintet at the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at the National World War II Memorial in Washington. (The Washington Times)
