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For first time, no USS Arizona survivors were present for Pearl Harbor remembrance
Source: CBS News
CBS NEWS December 7, 2018, 4:22 PM
For first time, no USS Arizona survivors were present for Pearl Harbor remembrance
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Hundreds of veterans, service members and dignitaries gathered Friday, as they do every year, to mark the 77th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. But for the first time in seven decades, no survivors of the USS Arizona were present for the remembrance ceremony, CBS Honolulu affiliate KGMB reported.
"This is the very first year," said Daniel Martinez, historian with the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument. "I've noticed the interest of people asking, 'Will there be any of them there?' Because they've been so visible."
Lou Conter, who is 97 and one of five USS Arizona survivors still alive, said health issues and doctor's orders prevented him from going.
"She said you cannot go. You better cancel out," he said in telephone interview from his home in California.
The other four USS Arizona survivors are also well into their 90s. They are Lauren Bruner, 98; Lonnie Cook, 98; Ken Potts, 97; and Don Stratton, 96.
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For first time, no USS Arizona survivors were present for Pearl Harbor remembrance
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Hundreds of veterans, service members and dignitaries gathered Friday, as they do every year, to mark the 77th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. But for the first time in seven decades, no survivors of the USS Arizona were present for the remembrance ceremony, CBS Honolulu affiliate KGMB reported.
"This is the very first year," said Daniel Martinez, historian with the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument. "I've noticed the interest of people asking, 'Will there be any of them there?' Because they've been so visible."
Lou Conter, who is 97 and one of five USS Arizona survivors still alive, said health issues and doctor's orders prevented him from going.
"She said you cannot go. You better cancel out," he said in telephone interview from his home in California.
The other four USS Arizona survivors are also well into their 90s. They are Lauren Bruner, 98; Lonnie Cook, 98; Ken Potts, 97; and Don Stratton, 96.
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Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uss-arizona-survivors-miss-pearl-harbor-remembrance-for-first-time/
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With today's technology they could have set it up for them to participate remotely. 