Five survivors of Pearl Harbor attack honored on LI
Five Pearl Harbor survivors were honored for their service during a ceremony at the American Airpower Museum at Republic Airport in Farmingdale on Friday that paid tribute to the more than 2,400 American lives lost when Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Navy base 71 years ago. Videojournalist: Jim Staubitser (Dec. 7, 2012) (December 7, 2012 10:36 PM)
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As a chaplain blessed 71 red roses -- one for every anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor -- five survivors looked on in a chilly airplane hangar Friday.
Following the solemn observance at the American Airpower Museum at Republic Airport in Farmingdale, the flowers were loaded on a World War II-era plane.
Minutes later, the roses were dropped over the Statue of Liberty -- continuing...
