Arizona's Silent Service Memorial.
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Pearl Harbor
Remembrance Day
Five Perch Base members, Base Commander George Woods, Past Base Commander W. Howard Doyle, Jr, Webmaster Dan Marks, Carl Miner and Bob Gilmore
attended the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day event on 12/07/2024 at the Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza by the
Arizona State Capitol.
We placed two wreaths, one for the WW2 Submarine Veterans and the other for the Perch Base Submarine Veterans.
Thanks to Alice Woods who refurbished the wreaths prior to this event.
The ceremony started with a commemorative flyover by World War II Biplanes of the Stearman Group.
A wreath was placed for the State of Arizona by Arizona Secretary of State Honorable Adrian Fontes and Arizona Department of Veterans'
Services Director, John Scott II.
Only 16 living Pearl Harbor survivors remain, none are left in Arizona. The Pearl Harbor Survivors' wreath was placed by two Sea Cadets
in memory of those lost in the Pearl Harbor attack.
A wreath was also placed by the Honoring America's Veterans Committee that sponsored the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony.
The remainder of the wreaths, including ours, were placed prior to the start of the ceremony.
Speakers included Jim Sharpe, KTAR News 92.3 FM, as Master of Ceremonies, the Honoring America's Veterans Executive Director, Paula Pedene,
Arizona Department of Veterans' Services Director, John Scott II, Arizona Secretary of State Honorable Adrian Fontes, Glenn Gray, TriWest
Healthcare, and the Keynote Speaker, Commander Brenda Way, U.S. Naval Reserve Center.
We were also honored by the presence of a Medal Of Honor recipient at the ceremony!
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(l-r) Perch Base Commander George Woods, Carl Miner, Perch Base Past Commander W. Howard Doyle, Jr.
Not shown: Perch Base Webmaster Dan Marks & Bob Gilmore.
Our wreaths.
Thanks to Alice Woods who refurbished the wreaths prior to this event.
Choral performance was provided prior and during the ceremony by Musical Theater of Anthem Outreach Group.
Instrumental performance was provided prior and during the ceremony by the 108th U.S. Army National Guard Band Brass Group.
The Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony was preceeded by a commemorative flyover by World War II Biplanes of the Stearman Group.
Some of the members of the Honoring America's Veterans Executive Committee.
Presentation of the Colors by the U.S. Naval Reserve Center Color Guard.
Presentation of the Colors by the U.S. Naval Reserve Center Color Guard.
A wreath was placed for the State of Arizona by Arizona Secretary of State Honorable Adrian Fontes and Arizona Department of Veterans' Services Director, John Scott II.
Only 16 living Pearl Harbor survivors remain, none are left in Arizona. The Pearl Harbor Survivors' wreath was placed by two Sea Cadets in memory of those lost in the Pearl Harbor attack.
A wreath was also placed by members of the Honoring America's Veterans Executive Committee that sponsored the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony.
Speakers included Jim Sharpe, KTAR News 92.3 FM, as Master of Ceremonies.
Speakers included the Honoring America's Veterans Executive Director, Paula Pedene, who read the list of organizations that placed wreaths.
Speakers included Arizona Department of Veterans' Services Director, John Scott II.
Speakers included Arizona Secretary of State Honorable Adrian Fontes.
Since Governor Katie Hobbs was not able to attend the ceremony, Arizona Secretary of State Honorable Adrian Fontes read her Proclamation acknowledging the 83rd Anniversary of Pearl Harbor and proclaiming December 7, 2024, ARIZONA PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY.
Speakers included Glenn Gray, TriWest Healthcare.
Speakers included the Keynote Speaker, Commander Brenda Way, U.S. Naval Reserve Center.
The ceremony was closed with a rifle volley by the POW/MIA/KIA Honor Guard, in memory of David Carrasco and "Taps" by Commandant Santino Estrella, Marine Corps League Ira Hayes Detachment.
The following photos are other wreaths placed at the Ceremony. The complete list of other wreaths are listed in the Program, below.
We were also honored by the presence of a Medal Of Honor recipient at the ceremony! Note the device around his neck! It is a NAVAL Medal of Honor (which includes Marine Corp recipients.) This is Marine Corp Colonel (ret) Jay R. Vargas. He received the Medal Of Honor "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as Commanding Officer, Company G, Second Battalion, Fourth Marines, Ninth Marine Amphibious Brigade in action against enemy forces in the Republic of Vietnam from 30 April to 2 May 1968."
If you have never been to the Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza, here's a virtual tour of the many memorials, including the Arizona Silent Service Memorial, adjacent to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Follow this LINK to the tour of Wesley Bolin Plaza.
View the Program
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