DAMIEN REPORT
Campus Observes 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Attack Damien Memorial School joined the nation on December 7 in solemnly observing the 75th anniversary of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the worst naval disaster in U.S. history. Imperial Japan’s devastating air raid of 1941 claimed more than 2,400 lives, injured nearly 1,200 others and thus drew America into World War II.
The campus ceremony began with Damien students, faculty and staff facing northwest toward the USS Arizona Memorial at 7:55 a.m., the approximate time of the attack. As the school color guard stood at attention, a student played “Taps” to mark the tragic loss of life. Campus Minister Jeremiah Carter then led the gathering in a prayer, followed by a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Damien’s Pearl Harbor observance garnered news coverage on local TV and radio stations.
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