The event will be Friday, December 7, 2018 at 10 a.m.
The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, Fort Snelling National Cemetery Memorial Rifle Squad, the Minnesota Historical Society and the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs are hosting the 77th Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. This event is to acknowledge “December 7th, 1941, a date which will live in infamy,” and honor those who perished on that day, but also remember those that live on to tell the history of that inauspicious day. The keynote speaker will be Richard Klobuchar, a recognized author with a keen interest in WW II and in specific Pearl Harbor. Among Klobuchar’s books is “The USS Ward: An Operational History of the Ship that Fired the First American Shot of World War II.” which has local ties to Minnesota.
Refreshments will follow the program
Please note: Free parking will be available in the visitor center lot, and there is no cost to attend the ceremony.
Event location map
Confirmed Speakers and Program Participants:
Richard Thill, Pearl Harbor Survivor
Keynote by Richard Klobuchar
34th Infantry Division Red Bull Band North Star Brass Quintet
Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Memorial Rifle Squad
The event is held at the Historic Fort Snelling Visitor Center, 200 Tower Drive, St. Paul, MN 55111