Winnefeld Honors Pearl Harbor Veterans
Winnefeld Honors Pearl Harbor Veterans
By Claudette Roulo
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2012 – “What a wonderful idea America is,” the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today at the National World War II Memorial during the observance of the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld, Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shakes hands with a World War II Navy veteran before assisting with the laying of a wreath at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., as part of the ceremony honoring the fallen 71 years after the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese surprise air attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. DOD photo by Army Staff Sgt Sun L. Vega, Joint Staff
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