Pearl Harbor ceremony to mark end of World War II will be limited to local veterans
Caleb Jones, The Associated Press
HONOLULU — A Pearl Harbor ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II — possibly the last opportunity for many aging U.S. veterans to commemorate the day — will be limited to survivors of the war living in Hawaii because of coronavirus concerns.
The plan before Friday had been to allow about 200 people, mostly WWII veterans, their families and government officials, to gather on the battleship USS Missouri, which hosted the Japanese surrender on Sept. 2, 1945, in Tokyo Bay.
But an announcement made Friday night said that those planning to fly into the state are no longer invited in an effort to protect the aging veterans — mostly in their 90s — from COVID-19.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/08/26/pearl-harbor-ceremony-to-mark-end-of-world-war-ii-will-be-limited-to-local-veterans/
