Sterling Legion will hold Pearl Harbor commemoration

By Sauk Valley Media

November 24, 2021 at 12:11 pm CST

Gilbert Vasquez, a member of Sterling American Legion Post 296, plays taps during a ceremony this morning marking the 79th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The short ceremony also featured speakers, the National Anthem, a rifle salute, and the folding of an American flag. (Michael Krabbenhoeft)

STERLING — A remembrance ceremony for the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor will be 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, at Sterling American Legion Post 296, 601 First Avenue.

There will be a rifle salute and the playing of Taps.

For information, call 815-625-1212.

The military strike by Japan’s navy and air service against the United States naval base in Honolulu and other installations took place shortly before 8 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941. The U.S. entered World War II the following day.

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