PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE

VFW POST 914 "Intrepid"

PEARL HARBOR
REMEMBRANCE

The public is welcome and encouraged to attend a Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony Sunday Dec. 7 inside the Corporate Air hanger at the Allegheny County Airport in West Mifflin. Sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 914 since 1991, the event is co-sponsored by the American Merchant Marine Veterans of the Mon Valley.

Ceremonies will begin at 12:55 p.m., or 7:55 a.m. in Hawaii - the same time bombing began 67 years ago. Featured speakers and attendees will include former president of Pittsburgh City Council and District Magistrate Gene Ricciardi and Representative Bill Kortz of the 38th Legislative District. Also present will be other area leaders and participation by many local veterans’ service organizations. As in years past, Pearl Harbor survivors will be in attendance, including VFW Post 914’s sole remaining Pearl Harbor survivor, Bernard Ordos, 89, of West Mifflin.

Live music of patriotic songs will be performed by the award-winning West Mifflin Area High School Titan Thunder Band. The West Mifflin Area High School's Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Honor Guard will also participate.

Light refreshments will be served before and after the ceremony. Donations to benefit veterans and troops serving overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan will be accepted.