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**Media Contacts:**

Lisa Ontai Lt. Barbara Mertz

National Park Service Navy Region Hawaii

*Arizona* Memorial Museum Association Office: 808-473-2888

Cell: 808-375-9352 FAX: 808-473-2876

Email: <ontai@pixi.com> Email: <barbara.mertz@navy.mil>

**Pearl Harbor 65th Anniversary: A Nation Remembers**

**[Media Access and Credentialing:]{.underline}**

> All media representatives will be required to secure a Joint Media
> Badge in advance for access to the Pearl Harbor 65th Anniversary
> events listed below and an additional Dec 7 Base Pass for December 7th
> events taking place on Naval Station Pearl Harbor and Ford Island. All
> media who require access for interviews or events taking place on base
> on Naval Station Pearl Harbor or Ford Island before or after December
> 7, must contact Navy Region Hawaii at 808-473-2888 in advance to
> secure base access and a media escort. Please follow specific media
> access instructions for each of the Pearl Harbor 65th Anniversary
> Events listed and instructions below to secure a Joint Media Badge and
> Dec 7 Base Pass:

**1. Fill out the Joint Media Credential Application and email or fax
to:**

Lisa Ontai

National Park Service / *Arizona* Memorial Museum Association

FAX: 808-734-6960

Email: ontai@pixi.com

2.  **Pick up your Joint Media Badge at:**

    **December 2 - 5, 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.**

    The Pearl Harbor 65th Anniversary Symposium Media Room

> Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa, Iolani Suite 5 (Located
> near Tapa Ballroom)2005 Kalia Road, Waikiki

**OR**

**December 5-8, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.**

> Media Information Center (MIC) at the Ohana Hale Building #103 at the
> Rainbow Bay Marina on Naval Station Pearl Harbor (Located just beyond
> the USS *Arizona* Memorial Visitor Center and USS *Bowfin* Submarine
> and Museum.)
>
> Media picking up their Joint Media Badges need to present ONE of the
> following:

• Media photo identification.

• Business card issued by news organization.

• A letter of assignment on the letterhead of a news organization.

• Freelance Journalists may submit a copy of (or an Internet link to) a
by-lined article.

• Newsletter Media may present a copy of their newsletter.

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>
> **3. Pick up your Dec 7 Base Pass at:**
>
> Media Information Center (MIC) at the Ohana Hale Building #103 at the
> Rainbow Bay Marina on Naval Station Pearl Harbor. You may pick up your
> Dec 7 Base Pass when you report at 6 a.m. on Dec 7, or you may pick it
> up on Dec 5 or 6, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

**Theme of Pearl Harbor 65th Anniversary:**

\"A Nation Remembers,\" will reflect on how the remembrance of Pearl
Harbor has evolved throughout the years since World War II. During the
war years, \"Remember Pearl Harbor\" became a battle cry for the nation,
uniting the country to defend democracy and freedom. Today, \"Remember
Pearl Harbor\" has taken on a different definition and provides an
opportunity for reflection, a study of lessons learned and gratitude
towards the Pearl Harbor veterans who served and their comrades who paid
the ultimate sacrifice. A multitude of events have been planned to
commemorate this very special Pearl Harbor 65th Anniversary.

**[Media Event #1:]{.underline}**

**Pearl Harbor 65th Anniversary Symposium**

**December 2 - 5, 2006**

**Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa, Tapa Ballroom**

***Unprecedented Gathering of Pearl Harbor Historians, Authors and
Survivors***

**[Media Instructions:]{.underline}**

> **1. Wear Joint Media Badge for access into any seminar.**
>
> **2. Interviews with seminar presenters will take place immediately
> after their seminar session in the Media Room, Iolani 5.**
>
> **3. A full schedule of Seminar Sessions and Speaker Thumbnail bios is
> attached. Listed below are key sessions media may be interested in
> covering.**
>
> Official commemorative activities thematically titled *\"A Nation
> Remembers*\" begin with a public symposium examining the events that
> led America into World War II with leading historians and American and
> Japanese veteran and civilian survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack.
> Hosted by the National Park Service and the *Arizona* Memorial Museum
> Association, the Pearl Harbor 65th Anniversary Symposium will include
> 25 seminar sessions, panels and lectures, 2 receptions, 1 documentary
> event and half-day bus tour to actual attack sites throughout Oahu.

**[Key Symposium Sessions:]{.underline}**

**Sunday, Dec 3, 7:30 a.m. - 8:20 a.m.**

**Opening Ceremony for Pearl Harbor 65th Anniversary Symposium**

> Symposium Pearl Harbor Survivors, Japanese Aviator Veterans and noted
> historians and authors will gather to set the stage for the Symposium
> in a ceremony that will include a Hawaiian Blessing, military band
> music, Presentation of Colors, special reading of winning student
> essays on the significance of Pearl Harbor and ending in a symbolic
> handshake promoting understanding and peace between three Pearl Harbor
> Survivor veterans and 3 Japanese aviator veterans.

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**([Media Event #1:]{.underline} Pearl Harbor 65th Anniv. Symposium, Dec
2 -- 5 - CONTINUED)**

**Sunday, Dec 3, 7:30 p.m.**

**History Channel Night**

***\"How They Reported It: The Japanese and American Newsreel
Media.\"***

> ***\"How They Reported It: Contrasting Headlines of December 7th, 1941
> & September 11th, 2001,\"***
>
> Public showing of rare Japanese and American newsreel footage from
> actual 1941 news reports on the attack of Pearl Harbor. The event will
> also feature two special panel discussions: \"How They Reported It:
> Contrasting Headlines of December 7th, 1941 & September 11th, 2001,\"
> featuring noted media experts and news reporters; and \"A New
> Beginning: The Pearl Harbor Historic Sites,\" featuring
> representatives from USS *Bowfin* Submarine & Museum, USS *Missouri*
> Battleship Memorial, Pacific Air Museum, and a special film from the
> new Pearl Harbor Memorial Museum and Visitor Center.

**Monday, Dec 4, 8:55-9:35 a.m.**

### **Hidden Images: Rare and Forgotten Views of the Pearl Harbor Attack**

**Daniel Martinez, Historian, USS *Arizona* Memorial**

> For the last 20 years, Daniel Martinez has studied and reviewed
> countless photographs taken before, during and after the Pearl Harbor
> attack. This program will let you inside the realm of using
> photographs as primary source evidence in understanding the Pearl
> Harbor attack.

**Monday, Dec 4, 9:45-10:30 a.m.**

**Early Warnings: Radar Contact at Opana**

**Kermit Tyler, US Army Air Corps, December 7, 1941**

**George McDonald, Son of Private Joseph McDonald**

> Kermit Tyler was a young lieutenant from Wheeler Field who happened to
> be assigned to the information center at Ft. Shafter on that fateful
> morning and uttered the words "Don't worry about it," when he received
> a telephone call from 2 radar operators who spotted something \"big
> and quickly moving\" on their radar screen prior to the Pearl Harbor
> attack. George McDonald is the son of Private Joseph P. McDonald, the
> soldier who was one of the radar operators who received the warning
> from the Opana Radar while running the communications at the Shafter
> Information Center. Mr. Tyler and Mr. McDonald will provide their
> interpretation of those events and talk about the controversy that
> still surrounds that moment. As part of the session, the mystery of
> radar in Hawaii and its story on December 7, 1941 will also be vividly
> recounted by Dr. Harry Butowsky, National Park Service Historian. Dr.
> Butowsky was instrumental in establishing the Opana Radar Site as a
> National Historic Landmark.

**Monday, Dec 4, 1:00-1:50 p.m.**

**Sailors of the Pacific Fleet**

> These four veterans will provide a personal recollection of the events
> of December 7th and how it affected them and their battleship. For
> each ship attached to the famous Battleship Row, there is a varied
> story of destruction and survival. These eyewitnesses are the
> historical links to that fateful day.
>
> **• Everett Hyland, USS *Pennsylvania,*** as a radioman, he served in
> the ship's communications. On that day Evans went to his battle
> station and was a loader on one of the three-inch anti-aircraft guns.
> He was later grievously wounded and nearly lost his life. After months
> of hospitalization, Evans was returned to service and awarded a Purple
> Heart medal. After the war, Evans became a school teacher and is
> currently one of the Pearl Harbor survivor volunteers at the USS
> *Arizona* Memorial.
>
> **• Don Stratton, USS *Arizona, ***The circumstances of how Stratton
> survived the cataclysmic explosion are miraculous. He is but one of a
> handful of men who survived the blast in a gun director located on the
> port side of the ship. Burned over 60 percent of his body, he went
> hand over hand on a heaving line across the burning deck to the safety
> of the USS *Vestal* moored alongside the USS *Arizona*. He served his
> country
>
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**([Media Event #1:]{.underline} Pearl Harbor 65th Anniv. Symposium, Dec
2 -- 5 - CONTINUED)**

> throughout WWII in the Pacific and became a hard-hat diver after the
> war. He is the first Pearl Harbor survivor to have an action figure
> modeled after him.
>
> **• Jack Evans, USS *California,*** the night before the attack Evans
> danced in the jitterbug contest and won it with 10-year Pat Thompson.
> The next day he was aboard ship on the main top of the *California*.
> From that vantage point he was an eyewitness to the panorama of the
> attack and the destruction of Battleship Row. Evans never saw Pat
>
> Thompson again until nearly 60 years later when she finally tracked
> him down. The two were reunited to recreate their winning Jitterbug
> dance at the Pearl Harbor 60th Anniversary.
>
> **• Lee Soucy, USS *Utah,*** a Pharmacists Mate 2nd Class aboard the
> USS *Utah*. That vessel, formerly a battleship, was now an auxiliary
> with a hull number AG-16. Soucy would tend the wounded from the USS
> *Utah* and other vessels at an aide station set up at the new BOQ at
> Ford Island. Soucy would serve with distinction in the US Navy
> throughout the Pacific War.

**Monday, Dec 4, 2:50 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.**

**Tora! Tora! Tora! The Japanese Aerial Experience Over Pearl Harbor**

> As dawn broke over the Japanese strike force, the sons of the rising
> sun took off in the pre-dawn darkness for their rendezvous with
> history. It is a rare opportunity to have two of the aviators who flew
> during the attack tell their version of that dramatic day. Zenji Abe,
> a dive bomber pilot who flew in the second wave of attack, has
> recently completed his biography titled *The Emperor's Sea Eagle*
> which details his life as a naval aviator. Takeshi Maeda was a
> rear-seat gunner on a torpedo plane that made the runs against
> Battleship Row. Accompanying this group will be the president of the
> Japanese naval veterans group, Jiro Yoshida, who will assist Mr.
> Maeda.
>
> **• Zenji Abe, Aircraft Carrier *Akagi, ***Dive bomber pilot from the
> aircraft carrier *Akagi.* Abe made his attack on Pearl Harbor as part
> of the 2nd wave that arrived over Oahu at 9:00 am. He is one of the
> few pilots from Japan to survive the war. He recently authored his
> memoirs on the attack on Pearl Harbor in a book titled ***The
> Emperor's Sea Eagle***. Abe was the first to offer a symbolic
> reconciliation handshake during the 50th Anniversary and has since
> then, dedicated his life to reconciliation and peace between American
> and Japanese veterans.
>
> **• Takeshi Maeda, Aircraft Carrier *Kaga, ***was a warrant officer
> and aviator from the carrier *Kaga*. He saw action at Pearl Harbor as
> a crewmember aboard a torpedo plane that attacked Battleship Row.
> Later, at the Battle of Midway, he was wounded aboard his carrier by
> bomb fragments that struck near his ship.
>
> **• Jiro Yoshida, Zero pilot,** naval aviator who was trained towards
> the end of the Pacific War. Yoshida saw service in the defense of
> Japan. After the war, he had a successful business career and helped
> formulate the Japanese Naval Aviators Veterans Society.

**Monday, Dec 4, 3:45-4:15 p.m.**

**From Pearl Harbor to Dallas: The Amazing Saga of Jim Leavelle**

> Mr. Leavelle is one of those rare individuals in American history who
> was an eyewitness and participant in two of the most dramatic
> historical events of the 20th century. At Pearl Harbor, he was a
> storekeeper who manned the guns on the USS Whitney on December 7,
> 1941. Leavelle went on to become a police detective in Dallas and in
> 1963, was one of the first to interrogate Lee Harvey Oswald after
> President Kennedy's assassination. Leavelle was handcuffed to Oswald
> when he was shot by Jack Ruby. The historic moment was capture on film
> by Bob Jackson for \"The Dallas Times Herald\" went on to won the
> Pulitzer Prize. Jim Leavelle will present his dramatic story of Pearl
> Harbor and the assassination of President Kennedy.

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**([Media Event #1:]{.underline} Pearl Harbor 65th Anniv. Symposium, Dec
2 -- 5 - CONTINUED)**

**Tuesday, Dec 5, 7:40 a.m. - 8:40 a.m.**

**Women of Pearl Harbor**

> Often neglected in history are the perspectives of women in major
> historical events. This has certainly been the case in the
> recollections of the Pearl Harbor attack. This panel will share the
> perspectives of women who were children at the time and those who
> served as nurses. The testimonies of these individuals will give you a
> glimpse of what the experience was for the women of Pearl Harbor.
>
> **• Anna Busby, US Army Nurse, i**n 1939, Busby joined the US Army
> Nurse Corps. On December 7th, she had just finished breakfast when she
> heard a terrible noise. Running outside, she saw black smoke spiraling
> into the sky. She got word that the Japanese were bombing Pearl
> Harbor. Anna put on her uniform and reported for duty at Tripler
> General Hospital. On this 65th anniversary, she is 94 years young.
>
> **• Pat Thompson, Survivor,** as a ten-year-old, she attended the
> Battle of Music on the night before the Pearl Harbor attack. A young
> sailor named Jack Evans from the USS *California* volunteered to be
> her partner in the jitterbug contest and together, they won the first
> place trophy. Pat never saw or heard from Jack again until just prior
> to the 60th anniversary, Pat began the search to locate her former
> dance partner and found that he was living just a few miles from her
> home in San Diego. They were reunited at the 60th anniversary and will
> be reunited again at the 65th to recreate their "winning" jitterbug
> dance.
>
> **• Dorinda Nicholson, Author and Survivor,** was a nine-year-old girl
> who witnessed the Pearl Harbor attack from her home in Pearl City. She
> would later write about that experience in her book ***Pearl Harbor
> Child.***
>
> **• Joan Rodby, Survivor,** was a young girl living in the shadow of
> Diamond Crater. She witnessed the attack on Pearl Harbor from her home
> and wondered why her parents were so concerned. She spent the war
> years growing up quickly and learning to use a gas mask and respond to
> air raid drills.

**Tuesday, Dec 5, 9:00-9:30 a.m.**

**Diving Into History: The National Park Service as Underwater
Stewards**

> The National Park Service began conducting dives on the USS *Arizona*
> and the USS *Utah* within the first years of its administration. As
> stewards of the USS *Arizona*, the park has engaged in archeological
> and historical investigations of the sunken battleship. Ranger Burbank
> serves as the dive officer for this historic vessel. She will give you
> new insights into the condition of the ship and the issue of oil.
>
> **• Jennifer Burbank, NPS Dive Officer and** **USS *Arizona*
> Underwater Cultural Resource Team Member**

**Tuesday, Dec. 5, 9:35-10:45 a.m.**

**Contested History: The Kimmel-Short Controversy**

> Ever since that day, a controversy has surrounded the respective
> commands of Admiral Kimmel and General Short. Countless investigations
> and finger-pointing have left the controversy unresolved. Fred Borch,
> former Army Judge Advocate and Donald Young, historian, author and
> lecturer, will discuss different perspectives surrounding Kimmel's and
> Short's accountability in the Pearl Harbor disaster.
>
> **• Fred Borch, Lt. Col. Ret., US Army,** Regimental Historian and
> Archivist for the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. He was
> charged with the investigation into the Kimmel and Short inquiry by
> Under Secretary of Defense Dorn. He co-authored a definitive work on
> the Kimmel/Short controversy: *Kimmel, Short and Pearl Harbor: The
> Final Report Revealed,* which was published by the Naval Institute
> Press in 2005.

**• Donald J. Young, Historian and Author,** military historian, author
and lecturer, with a particular interest and background in the early
days of World War II on the West Coast and in the Pacific. He is the
original founder and director of Fort MacArthur Military Museum in San
Pedro, *California*.

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**([Media Event #1:]{.underline} Pearl Harbor 65th Anniv. Symposium, Dec
2 -- 5 - CONTINUED)**

**Tuesday, Dec 5, 10:50-11:25 a.m.**

**Hidden History: The Discovery of the Midget Sub**

**Chris Kelley, University of Hawaii Undersea Laboratory**

> In August of 2002, the Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory was
> conducting deep dives off the entrance of Pearl Harbor when they found
> the long-missing Japanese midget sub that was involved in the incident
> with the USS *Ward.* Chris is considered one of the finest marine
> biologists in the country. For years, the search was on for the
> submarine. On that day, the search came to an end. Mr. Kelley was
> heavily involved as a team member in the search for the midget sub.
> For this program, he will provide video footage and new insights on
> its discovery.
>
> **Tuesday, Dec. 5, 1:00-1:30 p.m.**

**Aftermath: The Last Detail**

> Following the Pearl Harbor attack, one sailor was charged with taking
> a detail to the USS *Arizona* to recover the dead. The story of that
> sad and regretful duty was bestowed upon a young pharmacists mate
> named Sterling Cale. Mr. Cale will recount that last detail to recover
> the dead and account for the losses that he would find on the deck of
> the USS *Arizona*.
>
> • **Sterling Cale, Pharmacists Mate 2C, USN,** Pharmacist's Mate
> stationed at the Naval Hospital at Pearl Harbor. He had just gotten
> off duty at the receiving station when the attack began. He witnessed
> the entire attack and spent the next three hours in the water rescuing
> sailors along Battleship Row. After the attack, Sterling was in charge
> of the burial detail, removing bodies from the USS *Arizona*. He
> continued to serve his country until 2005 when he retired after 57
> years of government service. To this day, Cale will not go into ocean.

**Tuesday, Dec. 5, 1:35-2:00 p.m.**

**The Real McCoy: A Shipyard Worker's Witness to History**

> Often lost in the history of Pearl Harbor are the civilian workers who
> manned the military bases during the attack on Oahu. One of them was a
> young 18-year old named Edward Chun. He was a local boy who saw the
> tranquility of Pearl Harbor turned into a cauldron of death and
> destruction. His recollections of the attack will bring the story of
> what happened to the civilian work force on that fateful day.
>
> • **Edward Chun, Naval Shipyard Worker**, was an 18-year old navy
> worker at the Pearl Harbor shipyard. His job was as a pipe fitter. At
> the time of the attack, he was along the 1010 Dock near the USS
> *Helena* and *Oglala*. This former St. Louis High School graduate was
> an eyewitness to the opening moments to the Japanese torpedo attack on
> Battleship Row and spent hours pulling injured sailors out of the
> Harbor.

**Tuesday, Dec 5, 4:30 p.m - 5:00 p.m.**

> **Closing Ceremony will include Hawaiian Blessing, military band music
> and retirement of colors, and Final Reconciliation between American
> and Japanese Veterans.**

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**[Media Event #2:]{.underline}**

**Attack Site Bus Tours - Pearl Harbor 65th Anniversary Symposium**

**December 3, Noon - 6 p.m.**

**Board Media Bus at Hilton Hawaiian Village**

**[Media Instructions:]{.underline}**

1.  **Must RSVP in advance, seats are limited. To RSVP, stop by the
    Pearl Harbor 65^th^ Anniversary Symposium Media Room at the Hilton
    Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa, Iolani Suite 5 (located near
    the Tapa Ballroom) or call or email Lisa Ontai at 808-375-9352 or
    <ontai@pixi.com>.**

2.  **Media are asked to be at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort
    & Spa at 11:30 a.m. to begin boarding.**

> Historians and Pearl Harbor Survivors will lead a narrated bus tour of
> major attack sites at Naval Base Pearl Harbor, Wheeler Air Force Base,
> Hickam AFB, and the Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH).

**[Media Event #3:]{.underline}**

**History Channel Night:**

> **\"How They Reported It: The Japanese and American Newsreel
> Media.\"**
>
> **\"How They Reported It: Contrasting Headlines of December 7th, 1941
> & September 11th, 2001,\"**

**December 3, 7:30 p.m.**

**Hilton Hawaiian Village, Tapa Ballroom**

**[Media Instructions:]{.underline}**

**Wear Joint Media Badge for access.**

> Sponsored by the History Channel, the event will feature a free public
> showing of rare Japanese and American newsreel footage from actual
> news reports on the attack of Pearl Harbor. The event will also
> feature two special panel discussions: \"How They Reported It:
> Contrasting Headlines of December 7th, 1941 & September 11th, 2001,\"
> featuring noted media experts and news reporters; and \"A New
> Beginning: The Pearl Harbor Historic Sites,\" featuring
> representatives from USS *Bowfin* Submarine & Museum, USS *Missouri*
> Battleship Memorial, Pacific Air Museum, and a special film from the
> new Pearl Harbor Memorial Museum and Visitor Center.
>
> **[Media Event #4:]{.underline}**

**Meet the Speakers Reception**

**December 4, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.**

**US Army Museum of Hawaii at Fort DeRussey**

**[Media Instructions:]{.underline}**

> **Wear Joint Media Badge for access. Check in with Reception Desk.**
>
> All Pearl Harbor 65th Anniversary Symposium presenters (historians,
> authors, Pearl Harbor Survivors, Japanese Aviation Veterans) will be
> featured at a special reception. Symposium attendees who purchase a
> \$25 ticket will have a unique opportunity to talk with and secure
> autographed books, posters, and photos from all of the Symposium
> presenters.
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**[Media Event #5:]{.underline}**

**Final Journey of the Pearl Harbor Survivors - Last Official Reunion
for the National Pearl Harbor Survivors Association**

***Reunion Registration and Fellowship***

**December 4-5**

**Ala Moana Hotel 2nd Floor Lobby**

**[Media Instructions:]{.underline}**

**Wear Joint Media Badge for access.**

> Nearly 350 Pearl Harbor Survivors and 1,150 of their family and
> friends from across the Nation will travel to Honolulu to participate
> in what many are calling the final Pearl Harbor Survivors
> Association's National Convention Reunion, December 4 to 7, 2006.
>
> Reunion Headquarters are at the Ala Moana Hotel and activities will
> include visits to the USS *Arizona* Memorial, banquets, fellowship and
> attending the Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony on December 7. For more
> information on the Pearl Harbor Survivors National Reunion Convention
> in Honolulu, visit [www.pearlharborsurvivorsonline.org]{.underline}.

**[Media Event #6:]{.underline}**

**Pearl Harbor Survivors Project Web site: New Web site invites the
Nation to Rebuild the Date That Lives In Infamy**

**December 4 - 5, Kiosk at Ala Moana Hotel, 2nd Floor Lobby**

**December 4 - 7, Kiosk at USS *Arizona* Memorial Visitor Center**

***(Web site can be accessed through any Internet-connected
computer.)***

**[Media Instructions:]{.underline}**

> **1. Ala Moana Hotel: Wear Joint Media Badge for access.**
>
> **2. USS *Arizona* Memorial Visitor Center: Wear Joint Media Badge for
> access and check in with the Public Affairs Officer at the USS
> *Arizona* Memorial Visitor Center Front Desk. Due to strict security
> measures, no bags and/or other items that offer concealment are
> allowed into the Visitor Center. Camera and video cameras are
> permitted.**
>
> The recently launched Pearl Harbor Survivors Project has already drawn
> thousands of viewers and contributors to its web site
> www.pearlharborstories.org. Sponsored by the Pearl Harbor Memorial
> Fund, the Pearl Harbor Survivors Project is an online community
> centered around an interactive Web site, www.pearlharborstories.org,
> that allows visitors to share the stories, photos or letters passed
> down by their fathers, grandfathers, spouses and friends. By doing so
> they are creating a piece of living history that serves as a lasting
> tribute to Pearl Harbor Survivors and preserves history for future
> generations. Loved ones can also record their stories by calling a
> toll-free number (1-866-PHSTORY). Once recorded, the stories will be
> available in an audio file format so that visitors to
> www.pearlharborstories.org can listen to or download the stories.
> Pearl Harbor Survivor Project Kiosks will be set up at various Pearl
> Harbor 65th Anniversary event venues in Honolulu. For more
> information, visit www.pearlharborstories.org or call 1-866-PHSTORY.
>
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**[Media Event #7:]{.underline}**

**USS *Arizona* Survivors Visit to USS *Arizona* Memorial Visitor
Center, December 5, 10 a.m.**

**[Media Instructions:]{.underline}**

1.  **Wear Joint Media Badge for access and check in with the Public
    Affairs Officer at the USS *Arizona* Memorial Visitor Center Front
    Desk.**

2.  **Due to strict security measures, no bags and/or other items that
    offer concealment are allowed into the Visitor Center. Camera and
    video cameras are permitted.**

> For this 65th Anniversary, there are only 8 USS *Arizona* Survivors
> returning to Honolulu to honor their fallen comrades as part of their
> USS *Arizona* Reunion. The Association, whose membership includes USS
> *Arizona* Survivors, their families, friends and supporters, has
> planned a full itinerary of activities during the December 4 - 10
> Reunion in Honolulu. Upon their arrival at the USS *Arizona* Memorial
> Visitors Center, the USS *Arizona* survivors will be greeted by an
> honor cordon of 100 Sailors and Marines.

**[Media Event #8:]{.underline}**

**Pearl Harbor 65th Anniversary Gala Dinner,**

**December 5, 5:30 p.m.**

# Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa

**[Media Instructions:]{.underline}**

> **Wear Joint Media Pass Badge for access. Check in with Reception
> Desk.**
>
> An elegant black-tie dinner dance with Pearl Harbor Survivors
> featuring live band music and
>
> entertainment from the 1940's era. Special Pearl Harbor Survivor
> featured guests include civilian survivor Pat Thompson and USS
> *California* survivor Jack Evans. On the night of Dec. 6, 1941,
> 10-year-old Pat Thompson sat in front of the band at the Pearl Harbor
> Bloch Arena listening to swing music. The band announcer asked, \"Who
> wants to dance with this little girl? She can dance.\" A 17-year-old
> sailor from the USS *California* came down from the bleachers to dance
> with Thompson in the Pacific Fleet\'s \"Battle of Music\" competition.
> They danced the jitterbug and walked away with the winning trophy
> without learning each other\'s name. Pat always wondered if her sailor
> had survived the attack and after years of searching, discovered, 60
> years later, that Jack Evans had indeed survived and had lived just 15
> miles from her home for the past 40 years. Pat and Jack will recreate
> their "winning" jitterbug dance at the Gala. Tickets start at \$250
> per person with proceeds benefiting the Pearl Harbor Memorial Fund.
> The Pearl Harbor Memorial Fund is leading the charge to replace the
> physical home for Pearl Harbor history---the USS *Arizona* Memorial
> Museum and Visitors Center. The existing facility, which is in
> disrepair, will be replaced by a new larger, Pearl Harbor Memorial
> Museum & Visitors Center. For more information, call (866) DEC-1941,
> visit www.pearlharbormemorial.com or email
> <info@pearlharbormemorial.com>.

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**[Media Event #9:]{.underline}**

**Dedication to USS Oklahoma of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard's
Headquarters Building**

**Dec 6, 9 a.m.**

**Naval Station Pearl Harbor**

**[Media Instructions:]{.underline}**

> **Contact the Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs Office in advance at**

2888. **OR from Dec. 5-8, stop by the Media Information Center to
      arrange for base credentialing, access and a media escort. The
      Media Information Center is located at the Ohana Hale Building
      #103 at the Rainbow Bay Marina at Pearl Harbor (located just past
      the USS *Arizona* Memorial Visitor Center and USS *Bowfin*
      Submarine Museum and Park).**

      **[Media Event #10:]{.underline}**

      **USS *Arizona* Reunion Group Tour of U.S. Navy Ship**

      **Dec 6, 10 a.m.**

      **Naval Station Pearl Harbor**

      **[Media Instructions:]{.underline}**

> **Contact the Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs Office in advance at**
>
> **808-473-2888 OR from Dec. 5-8, stop by the Media Information Center
> to arrange for base credentialing, access and a media escort. The
> Media Information Center is located at the Ohana Hale Building #103 at
> the Rainbow Bay Marina at Pearl Harbor (located just past the USS
> *Arizona* Memorial Visitor Center and USS *Bowfin* Submarine Museum
> and Park).**

**[Media Event #11:]{.underline}**

**Unveiling and Hawaiian Blessing of a new USS *Arizona* battleship
museum scale model. Release of newly discovered USS *Arizona*
research.**

**December 6, 4:30 p.m.**

**USS *Arizona* Memorial Museum and Visitor Center**

**[Media Instructions:]{.underline}**

> **1. Wear Joint Media Badge for access and check in with the Public
> Affairs Officer at the USS *Arizona* Memorial Visitor Center Front
> Desk.**
>
> **2. Due to strict security measures, no bags and/or other items that
> offer concealment are allowed into the Visitor Center. Camera and
> video cameras are permitted.**
>
> A new model of the USS *Arizona* battleship in 1/96th scale will be
> unveiled [by eight USS *Arizona* survivors]{.underline} followed by a
> Hawaiian Blessing and reception. As a result of newly discovered
> research about the USS *Arizona* which will be revealed at the event,
> this new model will be the most accurate rendition of any one ever
> made. This new model will replace the aging 1976 model that was
> donated to the Navy when they were in charge of the memorial. For more
> information, call (866) DEC-1941, visit www.pearlharbormemorial.com or
> email <info@pearlharbormemorial.com>.
>
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**[Media Event #12:]{.underline}**

***USS Utah* Memorial Sunset Photo Opportunity**

**December 6, 5:30 p.m.**

**Ford Island**

**[Media Instructions:]{.underline}**

1.  **Contact the Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs Office in advance at
    808-473-2888 OR from Dec. 5-8, stop by the Media Information Center
    to arrange for base credentialing, access and a media escort. The
    Media Information Center is located at the Ohana Hale Building #103
    at the Rainbow Bay Marina at Pearl Harbor (located just past the USS
    *Arizona* Memorial Visitor Center and USS *Bowfin* Submarine Museum
    and Park).**

2.  **Media should plan to be at the Media Information Center at 4:15
    p.m. to transport and escort.**

USS *Utah* Survivors and family members will gather at the USS *Utah*
Memorial on Ford Island to remember and honor their Shipmates with a
wreath presentation and rifle salute.

**[Media Event #13:]{.underline}**

**Pearl Harbor Day 65th Anniversary Commemoration,**

**December 7, 7:40 a.m.**

**Commemoration Site: Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Kilo Pier**

**Live Broadcast Site: USS *Arizona* Memorial Visitor Center**

**[Media Instructions:]{.underline}**

1.  **Secure a Joint Media Badge and Dec 7 Base Pass in advance (see
    Joint Media Credentialing Instructions) OR contact the Navy Region
    Hawaii Public Affairs Office in advance by calling 808-473-2888 or
    visiting the Media Information Center Dec. 5-8, to arrange for base
    credentialing, access and media escort. The Media Information Center
    is located at the Ohana Hale Building #103 at the Rainbow Bay Marina
    at Pearl Harbor (located just past the USS *Arizona* Memorial
    Visitor Center and USS *Bowfin* Submarine Museum and Park).**

> **2. [All media on Dec. 7, at 6 a.m]{.underline}., must check in at
> the Media Information Center at the Ohana Hale Building #103 at the
> Rainbow Bay Marina at Pearl Harbor for transport and escort to the
> Commemoration site. Please be prompt and have your Joint Base Media
> Pass and Dec 7 Base Pass available.**
>
> **3. Live Satellite Feed of Pearl Harbor 65th Commemoration may be
> available. For details, contact:**

**Lisa Ontai**

**National Park Service / Arizona Memorial Museum Association**

**Cell: 808-375-9352**

**Email:** <ontai@pixi.com>

> **4. Media covering the ceremony will also have the option to continue
> their coverage with a photo opportunity of the floral tribute/wreath
> presentations on board the USS *Arizona* Memorial directly following
> the completion of the ceremony, and then proceed onto the 11:30 a.m.
> Pacific Aviation Museum Grand Opening and the 12:30 p.m. USS
> *Oklahoma* Memorial Groundbreaking Ceremony on Ford Island.
> Transportation and media escorts will be provided.**

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**[(]{.underline}Media Event #13:** **Pearl Harbor Day 65th Comm., Dec
7, 7:40 a.m. -- CONTINUED)**

5.  **Directions by car from the Honolulu/Waikiki area: Take Ala Moana
    Blvd. /Nimitz Highway or H-1 Freeway West. While on H-1, look for
    the USS *Arizona*/Stadium exit, #15A. The USS *Arizona* Memorial is
    located off of State Highway 99 (Kamehameha Highway) about a
    45-minute drive west of Waikiki.**

> The National Park Service and Navy Region Hawaii will host the 65th
> Anniversary Pearl Harbor Day Commemoration on Thursday, December 7,
> 2006, 7:40 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Kilo Pier on Naval Station Pearl
> Harbor. The Kilo Pier venue looks directly out on the USS *Arizona*
> Memorial situated in Pearl Harbor approximately half a mile away.
>
> The theme of this year\'s historic commemoration, \"A Nation
> Remembers,\" will reflect on how the remembrance of Pearl Harbor has
> evolved throughout the years since World War II. During the war years,
> \"Remember Pearl Harbor\" became a battle cry for the nation, uniting
> the country to defend democracy and freedom. Today, \"Remember Pearl
> Harbor\" has taken on a different definition and provides an
> opportunity for reflection, a study of lessons learned and gratitude
> towards the Pearl Harbor veterans who served and their comrades who
> paid the ultimate sacrifice.
>
> More than 1,500 Pearl Harbor Survivors and their families and friends
> from around the nation, who are gathering in Honolulu for their last
> official Reunion and Convention, will attend the Commemoration
>
> Former NBC Nightly News Anchor and Managing Editor Tom Brokaw will
> serve as the keynote speaker for the commemoration. Other guest
> speakers include; the Governor of Hawaii Linda Lingle; Secretary of
> the Department of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne; Adm. Gary Roughead,
> Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Ronald D. Sugar, Chairman and Chief
> Executive Officer, Northrop Grumman Corporation. Highlights of the
> ceremony will include music by the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band, morning
> colors, a Hawaiian blessing, a rifle salute by members of the U.S.
> Marine Corps, wreath presentations, echo taps and recognition of the
> men and women who survived that December 7, 1941 and those who gave
> the ultimate sacrifice for their country. At 7:55 a.m., the exact
> moment the Japanese attack began 65 years ago, a moment of silence
> will be observed. A U.S. Navy ship will render honors to the USS
> *Arizona*. Hawaii Air National Guard F-15s will fly over the memorial
> in a \"missing man\" formation.

**Public Access to the Pearl Harbor 65th Anniv. Commemoration at Kilo
Pier**

> The commemoration is free of charge and a limited number of seats are
> open to the general public. Due to strict security measures on Naval
> Station Pearl Harbor, only invited guests will be allowed access on
> base in their vehicles. General public wishing to attend the
> Commemoration will be required to board U.S. Navy boats departing from
> the USS *Arizona* Memorial Visitor Center which will transport them to
> Kilo Pier and the commemoration site. Seats for the general public on
> the U.S. Navy boats and at the commemoration are limited, and
> available on a first come, first served basis. The first U.S. Navy
> boat for the general public will depart from the Visitor Center at
> 5:45 a.m., the last boat will depart at 6:45 a.m. Parking for the
> general public is available at the USS *Arizona* Memorial Visitor
> Center. Attendees should allow a minimum of an extra 15 minutes for
> parking and to pass through security.

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**[(Media Event #13:]{.underline}** **Pearl Harbor Day 65th Comm., Dec
7, 7:40 a.m. -- CONTINUED)**

> **Live Broadcast of Pearl Harbor 65th Anniv. Commemoration at Visitor
> Center**
>
> For the general public who are not able to secure a seat at the
> Commemoration, the National Park Service and *Arizona* Memorial Museum
> Association has arranged to have the Commemoration broadcast live into
> the USS *Arizona* Memorial Visitor Center\'s two movie theaters and
> onto special TV screens located on the Visitor Center\'s back lawn
> area. Seating in the movie theaters is limited and available on a
> first come, first serve basis.

**USS *Arizona* Memorial Public Tours**

> The regularly scheduled National Park Service public tours to the USS
> *Arizona* Memorial will be operating on a special schedule on December
> 7. The first public tour will begin at 10:45 a.m. with the last tour
> beginning at 2:30 p.m. The program includes a 23-minute movie
> presentation followed by a visit to the Memorial. Ticket distribution
> will begin at 7:30 a.m. when the Visitor Center opens. For more
> information please call 808-422-2771 or visit: http://www.nps.gov/usar

**Dress Code**

> The civilian dress code for the Commemoration at Kilo Pier is Aloha
> crisp attire (long slacks, collared shirts). Military dress is summer
> whites or service dress equivalent with ribbons, no medals.

**Children**

> Due to the formality and length of the commemoration, it is
> recommended that children under the age of eight not attend the
> Commemoration at Kilo Pier.

**Information**

> For more information on the Pearl Harbor Day 65th Anniversary
> Commemoration, visit www.nps.gov/usar or call the National Park
> Service at (808) 422-2771.

**[Media Event #14:]{.underline}**

**Wreath Presentations and Floral Tribute on USS *Arizona* Memorial
After the Commemoration**

**[Media Instructions:]{.underline}**

1.  Media must board the first Navy White Boat departing Kilo Pier
    immediately after the Commemoration along with Navy and National
    Park Service Staff.

2.  No interviews are allowed while on the Memorial. Only B-roll and
    still photography is permitted.

**3. At the end of the informal tributes, a Navy White Boat will
transport guests and media back to Kilo Pier by 11 a.m. Navy Escorts and
transportation will be available to take media to the 11:30 a.m. Pacific
Aviation Museum Grand Opening and 12:30 p.m. USS *Oklahoma* Memorial
Ground Breaking or back to Media Information Center.**

Event Description: Immediately after the Ceremony, Commemoration
speakers, VIPS, Pearl Harbor Survivors and community/veteran
organizations will go out to the USS *Arizona* Memorial to pay their
respects with Floral Tributes and Wreath Presentations.

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**[Media Event #15:]{.underline}**

**Pacific Aviation Museum Grand Opening**

**December 7, 11:30 a.m.**

**Ford Island, Pearl Harbor**

**[Media Instructions:]{.underline}**

> **1. Contact the Pacific Aviation Museum's Jean Navarra, Director of
> Marketing and Business Development, at (808) 690-0166 or
> <jeann@pacificaviationmuseum.org> to arrange a media escort.**
>
> The Pacific Aviation Museum Grand Opening will take place on Ford
> Island in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7 at 11:30 a.m. immediately following
> the Pearl Harbor 65th Anniversary Commemoration. The public is invited
> to the ceremony featuring guest speakers Chuck Yeager and Wally
> Schirra. The museum occupies the WWII Hangars and Control Tower on
> Ford Island that still bear the scars as our Nation\'s first aviation
> battlefield. The Museum is a private non-profit organization. Regular
> hours following the ceremony will be 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. daily. For
> more information please call the Pacific Aviation Museum at
> 808-690-0169 or visit
> [http://www.pacificaviationmuseum.org/]{.underline}

**[Media Event #16:]{.underline}**

**USS *Oklahoma* Memorial Groundbreaking Ceremony**

**December 7, 12:30 p.m.**

**Ford Island, Pearl Harbor**

**[Media Instructions:]{.underline}**

> **Contact the Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs Office in advance at**
>
> **808-473-2888 OR from Dec. 5-8, stop by the Media Information Center
> to arrange for base credentialing, access and a media escort. The
> Media Information Center is located at the Ohana Hale Building #103 at
> the Rainbow Bay Marina at Pearl Harbor (located just past the USS
> *Arizona* Memorial Visitor Center and USS *Bowfin* Submarine Museum
> and Park).**
>
> The USS *Oklahoma* Memorial Groundbreaking Ceremony will take place on
> Ford Island in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7 at 12:30 p.m., immediately
> following the Pacific Aviation Museum\'s Grand Opening. The Battleship
> *Oklahoma* was berthed along Ford Island on Dec. 7, 1941, and suffered
> the second greatest loss of life during the attack. For more
> information please contact : Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Community
> Relations Manager, 808-473-8000 ext. 2579.

**[Media Event #17]{.underline}**

**National Pearl Harbor Survivors Association Reunion Banquet**

**December 7, 6 p.m.**

# Hawaii Convention Center

**[Media Instructions:]{.underline}**

> **Wear Joint Media Badge for access and check in at Reception Desk.**
>
> Final Reunion event for the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association will
> take place at the Hawaii Convention Center. Approximately 1,500 will
> attend.

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**[Media Event #18:]{.underline}**

**USS *Nevada* Memorial Service including honor cordon**

**December 8, 3 p.m.**

**Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hospital Point**

**[Media Instructions:]{.underline}**

> **Contact the Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs Office in advance at**
>
> **808-473-2888 OR from Dec. 5-8, stop by the Media Information Center
> to arrange for base credentialing, access and a media escort. The
> Media Information Center is located at the Ohana Hale Building #103 at
> the Rainbow Bay Marina at Pearl Harbor (located just past the USS
> *Arizona* Memorial Visitor Center and USS *Bowfin* Submarine Museum
> and Park).**

Survivors and family members of USS *Nevada* will remember their
shipmates with a wreath laying ceremony and rifle salute at Hospital
Point on board Naval Station Pearl Harbor.

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