Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at ANC

Our country's history was forever changed 81 years ago.

Today, we remember the nearly 2,400 service members and civilians whose lives were lost during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Here at Arlington National Cemetery, dozens of those who died in this attack, as well as those who survived and went on to serve during World War II, are laid to rest in these hallowed grounds.

Of the 15 sailors, ranging from Seaman to Rear Admiral, who were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions that day, three are buried at Arlington: Lieutenant Commander Samuel Fuqua, Gunner Jackson Pharris, and Machinist’s Mate First Class Robert Scott.

The work of honoring Pearl Harbor victims continues today, with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (@Dpaamil2015) pursuing its mission of providing the fullest possible accounting for our nation’s missing personnel from past conflicts, including finding and identifying soldiers, sailors, and marines who perished in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Many of those who have been successfully identified have been laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. They now rest alongside their brothers and sisters in arms at our nation’s most sacred shrine.

We remember these brave heroes as well as all of the casualties of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

We will never forget their service and sacrifice.