The Veterans of Foreign Wars Pelican Post 1383 Honor Guard gives a rifle salute to those whose lives were lost during World War II on the 83rd anniversary of Pearl Harbor.
For her bravery in sharing some of her experiences living in Hawaii following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Cynthia DeRoiser receives a gift from the VFW’s 1383 vice-commander.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Pelican Post 1383 Honor Guard gives a rifle salute to those whose lives were lost during World War II on the 83rd anniversary of Pearl Harbor.
Zak Keeney / For the Herald and News
For her bravery in sharing some of her experiences living in Hawaii following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Cynthia DeRoiser receives a gift from the VFW’s 1383 vice-commander.
Zak Keeney / For the Herald and News
The banquet hall at the VFW is all ears for Cynthia DeRoiser’s story about living in Hawaii during World War II.
A moment in history will always be ingrained in the minds of all Americans — present and future — one that former President Franklin D. Roosevelt called “a day that will live in infamy,” was remembered on Saturday by the Klamath Falls VFW, Pelican Post 1383, and shared with a community member who lived through it.
Having caught the United States Navy completely unprepared, on Dec. 7, 1941, in less than 90 minutes, 350 Japanese planes destroyed or damaged 19 U.S. warships and 188 aircraft, killing more than 2,400 U.S. servicemen and wounding another 1,178. The attack on Pearl Harbor shocked and outraged many Americans as it dealt a paralyzing blow to the U.S. Pacific Fleet and was the catalyst for direct American involvement in World War II. At 4 p.m. the following day war was declared against the Empire of Japan.
