Honoring National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Each year on December 7, Pearl Harbor Survivors, veterans, and visitors from all over the
world come together to honor and remember the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed
during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
A further 1,178 people were injured in the attack, which permanently sank two U.S. Navy battleships
(the USS Arizona and the USS Utah) and destroyed 188 aircraft.
On August 23, 1994, the United States Congress designated December 7 as National Pearl Harbor
Remembrance Day.
Every year, remembrance events are held at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial, culminating in a
commemoration ceremony on December 7.
