Oklahomans Commemorate 70th Anniversary Of Pearl Harbor Bombing

Oklahomans and the Nation will remember Pearl Harbor and the Americans who lost their lives in the bombing attack of December 7, 1941.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously coined it "a day that will live in infamy."

The 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack will be recognized in a Wednesday morning event at Tulsa Technology's Riverside campus.

The event drew a crowd of veterans, local legislators and local dignitaries.

During the TTC ceremony, the floor was open for members of the audience to share which branch of the military they served in and what they did while serving our country.

Others shared memories in honor of loved ones who couldn't make the event.

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Retired Lt. Colonel Jim Carl of the United States Air Force says Pearl Harbor means an awful lot to him.

"I think the younger generation has kind of lost track of it and a lot of the older people have lost track of it too," he said. "But I feel very deep about our country - and Pearl Harbor."

More than 2,000 Americans were killed in the surprise attack that brought the U.S. into World War II. About 120 survivors will join in a national ceremony overlooking the sunken USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor.

The USS Chung-Hoon destroyer was to render honors to the Arizona and blow her ship's whistle to start a moment of silence at 7:55 a.m. -- the time when the first Japanese planes launched their attack.