Honor Flight Bluegrass to honor World War II veterans on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Dec 6, 2022
Dec 6, 2022 Updated Dec 6, 2022

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A U.S. Navy sailor plays taps in front of the USS Missouri during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Officials gathered in Pearl Harbor to remember those killed in the 1941 Japanese attack, but public health measures adopted because of the coronavirus pandemic meant no survivors were present. The military broadcast video of the ceremony live online for survivors and members of the public to watch from afar. A moment of silence was held at 7:55 a.m., the same time the attack began 79 years ago. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, Pool)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Honor Flight Bluegrass is honoring World War II veterans on Wednesday as part of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

Dec. 7 marks the 81st anniversary of the attack at Pearl Harbor. The Japanese attack ended in the deaths of more than 2,300 American troops and launched the U.S. into World War II.

The remembrance in Louisville will be held at the American Legion on Shelbyville Road next to Mall St. Matthews. It starts at 12:30 p.m. with the Ladies of Liberty.

A short program will begin at 1 p.m., including live music from a dance band. There will also be some military vehicles at the ceremony hosted at American Legion's Zachary Taylor Post 180.

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