Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony Schedule of Events
Hawaiian Blessing - Reverend Kahu Kamaki Kanahele and Kahu Kauila Clark
Welcome - Douglas Lentz, Superintendent USS Arizona Memorial
Invocation - Chaplain Robert J. LeCompte, USNR
Moment of Silence - USS Chung-Hoon Passing in Review
Missing Man Flyover - Hawai’i Air National Guard
Presentation of Colors - Joint Service Color Guard
Prayer for Peace - Reverend Chitoshi Noshita, Japan Religious Committee for World Federation
Honorary Speaker The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, United States Senator, Hawai’i National Honorary Chairman, Pearl Harbor Memorial Fund
Guest Speaker Dr. Ronald Sugar Chairman, CEO, and President, Northrop Grumman Corporation National Chairman, Pearl Harbor Memorial Fund
Introduction of Keynote Speaker - Daniel Martinez, Historian USS Arizona Memorial
Keynote Address - Paul Stillwell, Author and Historian US Naval Institute
Wreath Presentation - Pearl Harbor Survivors / National Park Service Rangers
Rifle Salute - Naval Station Pearl Harbor Ceremonial Guard
TAPS - 111th Army Band
Benediction - Chaplain Robert J. Compte, USNR
Closing Remarks - Douglas A. Lentz, Superintendent USS Arizona Memorial
Postlude - Battle Hymn of the Republic
Musical Selections - 111th Army Band
Floral Offering - Guests may take a flower and a Pearl Harbor Casualty Inscription to the USS Arizona Memorial. The flower may be dropped into the water to honor the dead.
