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Pearl Harbor Attack Survivors Mark 78th Anniversary in Hawaii
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1:10Now PlayingA dozen frail survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor returned on Saturday to honor those who perished when Japanese planes rained bombs on the naval base, 78 years ago. #PearlHarbor #PearlHarborAnniversary
About 30 veterans and some 2,000 members of the public joined the survivors, the youngest of whom are now in their late 90s, to commemorate the anniversary of the 7 December, 1941, bombardment that launched the US into World War II.
Among the veterans was Herb Elfring, of Jackson, Michigan, who said being back at Pearl Harbor reminded him of all those who lost their lives.
The 97-year-old is the only member of his old regiment still living.
Elfring was in the army, assigned to the 251st Coast Artillery, part of the California National Guard.
The unit's job was to protect airfields, but they weren't expecting an attack that morning and Elfring explained they simply "weren't set up for any resistance" that fateful day.
The 1941 aerial assault killed more than 2,300 US troops.
Nearly half were marines and sailors serving on the USS Arizona, a battleship moored in the harbor.
The vessel sank within nine minutes of being hit, taking most of its crew down with it.
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