The United States observed the 80th anniversary of Japan's attack on the naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in ceremonies across the country Tuesday.
the Philippines — a former U.S. colony — and occupied the territory for nearly four years.
The war ended and the United States declared victory against Japan in 1945, after dropping a pair of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki thatThe number of survivors and veterans of World War II dwindles every year, though several were on hand at aPresident Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden place a wreath at the World War II Memorial.Navy veteran Dixon Hemphill, 96, looks for his seat before an event commemorating the anniversary atHemphill adjusts his military medals.
family members of local Pearl Harbor survivors to throw a wreath in the water off the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City. The USS Intrepid was commissioned in 1943 and participated in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations.Getty Images
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