Pearl Harbor Day remembered at Cape riverfront

Robert E. Bunn of Cape Girardeau Louis K. Juden American Legion Post 63 provided remarks at a ceremony held at Cape Girardeau's riverfront in which a memorial wreath is traditionally cast into the Mississippi to commemorate Dec. 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor Day. Marilyn Ritter, chaplain, delivered the prayer.

Bunn's remarked that honoring the lives lost and the veterans who served during WWII in the unprovoked Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is important to all Americans. Paying tribute to all those currently serving America to advance freedom around the world was also included in the commander's remarks.

On Dec. 7, 1941, the USS Arizona was sunk and now stands as a monument to the ship's crew of 1,777 who died as a result of the surprise attack.

made by the Japanese. The attack, a tragedy that changed our nation forever, resulted in the death of more than 2,400 Americans and 1,100 wounded.