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Sailors Honor Pearl Harbor Survivor During One Last Visit
By Audrey McAvoy/ Associated Press/ AP/ apnews.com
"PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Ray Emory survived the early morning attack on Pearl Harbor that killed nearly 2,400 servicemen in shower of bombs and explosions nearly 80 years ago.
The 97-year-old never forgot those who died that day, spending the past few decades doggedly pushing for the remains of those buried as unknowns to be identified and returned to their families.
Clutching a walker and stepping tentatively, Emory returned to Pearl Harbor for one last visit before he leaves his Hawaii home to live in Boise, Idaho, with his son.
He expected to stop at the pier where his ship, the USS Honolulu, was moored on Dec. 7, 1941, and stay for three or four minutes and then go home.
Instead more than 500 sailors stood side-by-side on ships and piers to surprise him. They greeted him with salutes as he arrived on a golf cart and shouted cheers of "Hip, Hip, Hooray!"
Lt. Ryan Donohue, chief engineer on USS O'Kane, said it was important for sailors to remember those who sacrificed on Dec. 7....."
Pearl Harbor survivor Ray Emory speaks to guest at a surprise ceremony honoring him, Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in Honolulu. Emory, who served aboard the USS Honolulu during the 1941 attack, is moving back the the mainland and wanted to visit the site where his former ship was moored one last time. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
This Dec. 5, 2012 photo at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu shows a gravestone identifying it as the resting place of 7 unknown people from the USS Oklahoma who died in Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. A survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor is saying his final goodbyes to the site where thousands of fellow servicemen died in the Japanese bombing 77 years ago. Ray Emory, 97, is making what could be his last visit to the pier where his ship sat on Dec. 7, 1941, before he moves to the U.S. mainland to be near family. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)
I salute you Ray. You've helped bring peace to many families.
Richard
By Audrey McAvoy/ Associated Press/ AP/ apnews.com
"PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Ray Emory survived the early morning attack on Pearl Harbor that killed nearly 2,400 servicemen in shower of bombs and explosions nearly 80 years ago.
The 97-year-old never forgot those who died that day, spending the past few decades doggedly pushing for the remains of those buried as unknowns to be identified and returned to their families.
Clutching a walker and stepping tentatively, Emory returned to Pearl Harbor for one last visit before he leaves his Hawaii home to live in Boise, Idaho, with his son.
He expected to stop at the pier where his ship, the USS Honolulu, was moored on Dec. 7, 1941, and stay for three or four minutes and then go home.
Instead more than 500 sailors stood side-by-side on ships and piers to surprise him. They greeted him with salutes as he arrived on a golf cart and shouted cheers of "Hip, Hip, Hooray!"
Lt. Ryan Donohue, chief engineer on USS O'Kane, said it was important for sailors to remember those who sacrificed on Dec. 7....."
Pearl Harbor survivor Ray Emory speaks to guest at a surprise ceremony honoring him, Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in Honolulu. Emory, who served aboard the USS Honolulu during the 1941 attack, is moving back the the mainland and wanted to visit the site where his former ship was moored one last time. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
This Dec. 5, 2012 photo at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu shows a gravestone identifying it as the resting place of 7 unknown people from the USS Oklahoma who died in Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. A survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor is saying his final goodbyes to the site where thousands of fellow servicemen died in the Japanese bombing 77 years ago. Ray Emory, 97, is making what could be his last visit to the pier where his ship sat on Dec. 7, 1941, before he moves to the U.S. mainland to be near family. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)
I salute you Ray. You've helped bring peace to many families.
Richard
