Mayor’s Committee on Veteran Affairs Hosts Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Ceremony
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When: Tuesday, December 7, at 10:00 a.m.
Where: Sherrill Veteran’s Memorial Park
222 South Shoreline Boulevard
Who: Mayor Paulette M. Guajardo
Captain Christopher C. Jason
Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi
Veterans Band of Corpus Christi
Veterans Memorial High School Choir
What: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – The City of Corpus Christi and the Mayor’s Committee on Veteran Affairs will host a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony to honor and remember service members and civilians killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
This year marks the 80th commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and the subsequent entry of the United States into World War II. The ceremony includes a parade of colors, representatives of veterans' organizations, remarks from dignitaries, and a special performance by the Veteran’s Memorial High School Choir.