U.S. Navy Memorial Honors 70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor December 7, 2011

In honor of the 70th Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, the United States Navy Memorial will host a series of events, including a special “Authors on Deck” book lecture, official wreath laying ceremony and panel discussion.

Historian and author Stanley Weintraub will present his latest work, Pearl Harbor Christmas: A World at War, December 1941 – an exploration of the wartime strategies that were developed in Washington while the rest of America attempted to celebrate the holiday season. Each chapter, written in pristine detail, coincides with the last ten days of 1941 and the first day of the New Year. Following the presentation, Weintraub will be available for a Q&A and book signing. Guests are invited for a subsequent wreath laying ceremony with the U.S. Navy Band and Ceremonial Guard on the Memorial’s outdoor plaza.
In addition, the Navy Memorial welcomes local veteran survivors and witnesses of the attack for a panel discussion led by noted historian Paul Stillwell, author of Air Raid: Pearl Harbor! Recollections of a Day of Infamy. Panel members will include former U.S. Navy Memorial President and CEO Rear Admiral Edward K. Walker USN (Ret), who witnessed the battle as the young son of a submarine officer stationed at Pearl Harbor.

12:00pm – Book Reading
1:00pm – Wreath Laying Ceremony
2:00pm – Panel Discussion