Ho-Chunk Nation employees observe Pearl Harbor Day
By Ken Luchterhand
A ceremony was held at the Tribal Office Building on Friday, Dec. 7 in observance of Pearl Harbor Day.
It was the 77th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii by Japanese armed forces.
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack, also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor, led to the United States' entry into World War II.
In remembrance of that day, color guard members of the Andrew Blackhawk American Legion Post 129 brought in the flags representing each branch of the U.S. armed forces with the TOB Singers providing the songs.
Pierre Decorah offered a prayer at the beginning of the ceremony.
John Steindorf read an account of what happened on that day, with the attack commencing at 7:48 a.m. Following the history of the day, Steindorf read the history of the U.S.S. Arizona, which serves as an underwater memorial to this day.
The ceremony concluded with the sharing of a cake that was made for the memorial observance.
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