75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor

Dale Humphries, right, and others with the VFW toss white flowers into the Mississippi during the American Legion Post 63 Pearl Harbor observance Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker)

Harold Green, left, and Cathy Connell, right, toss a wreath into the Mississippi during the American Legion Post 63 Pearl Harbor observance Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker)

Harold Green salutes a wreath he tossed into the Mississippi during the American Legion Post 63 Pearl Harbor observance Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker)

Richard Hengst speaks during the American Legion Post 63 Pearl Harbor observance Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker)

Color guard with the American Legion Post 63 stand during the Pearl Harbor observance Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker)

Dave Ludwig, a veteran with the U.S. Navy, holds up a copy of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin from Dec. 7, 1941 during the American Legion Post 63 Pearl Harbor observance Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker)

Richard Hengst speaks during the American Legion Post 63 Pearl Harbor observance Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker)

Veterans are greeted during the American Legion Post 63 Pearl Harbor observance Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker)

Richard Hengst speaks during the American Legion Post 63 Pearl Harbor observance Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker)

Richard Hengst speaks during the American Legion Post 63 Pearl Harbor observance Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker)

Color guard with the American Legion Post 63 stand during the Pearl Harbor observance Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker)