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World's oldest Pearl Harbor survivor dies at 106: 'Lived with integrity every single day'
April 14, 2025 | 4:32pmA veteran believed to be the world's oldest Pearl Harbor survivor has died at 106 years old. Vaughn P. Drake Jr. from Kentucky was 23 years old at the time...
Oldest living survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor dead at 105
December 28, 2024 | 1:54amWarren Upton was 105 years old.
100-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor recalls confusion and chaos during Japanese bombing 83 years ago
December 7, 2024 | 6:39amTwo survivors of the bombing — each 100 or older — are planning to return to Pearl Harbor on Saturday to observe the 83rd anniversary of the attack that thrust the US...
Sunken US WWII warship that went down with more than 200 servicemen found after 81 years
November 12, 2024 | 4:16pmAn American World War II warship sunk by Japanese forces in a fierce battle a few months after the attack on Pearl Harbor has been discovered at the bottom of...
Josh Hartnett and Kate Beckinsale filmed ‘Pearl Harbor’ sex scene in front of her boyfriend
August 2, 2024 | 5:03pmThe actor's revealing one of his most memorable — and embarrassing — scenes ever!
A Pearl Harbor vet celebrated his 104th birthday on July 4th — in a motorcycle sidecar
July 7, 2024 | 4:52pmIra “Ike” Schab of Beaverton, Oregon, said he was proud to share his birthday with the United States, which he valiantly defended for eight years as a member of the...
19-year-old WWII sailor identified after 80 years through DNA evidence
April 13, 2024 | 1:35pmThe body of a MIA sailor from WWII has been identified after more than eight decades, officials announced.
Last USS Arizona survivor, Lou Conter, never forgot tragedy of Pearl Harbor
April 2, 2024 | 7:14pmLou Conter, who was on deck when the Navy ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese in the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, passed away Monday at...
Last survivor of Japanese attack on USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor, Lou Conter, dies at 102
April 1, 2024 | 9:59pm"They call a lot of us heroes, and I've always said we are not the heroes,” Conter said last year. “Heroes are the ones right there that day that lost...
A Chinese Pearl Harbor-style attack could end America's days as a superpower
December 6, 2023 | 7:41pmAs Americans pause to reflect on Imperial Japan’s brutal attack on Pearl Harbor — 82 years ago Thursday — the US military faces an even bigger threat coming from Asia...
Navy sailor killed in Pearl Harbor returned home
August 26, 2023 | 1:50pmDecorated Navy sailor Clarence Thompson of New Orleans, who was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, was returned home after 81 years.
One of last 2 USS Arizona survivors dead at 102
April 23, 2023 | 3:08amThe USS Arizona still sits where it sank eight decades ago, with more than 900 dead entombed inside.
Hawaii military families suffer headaches, diarrhea after drinking fuel-tainted water: CDC report
May 27, 2022 | 1:33pmA new report from the CDC details the extent of Hawaii military families’ symptoms following the petroleum leak at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii.
Letters to the Editor — Jan. 10, 2022
January 9, 2022 | 5:17pmThe Issue: Kamala Harris’ comparison of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots to 9/11 and Pearl Harbor. As a former FDNY firefighter, I take exception to Vice President Kamala Harris’...
Harris ripped for comparing Capitol riot to 9/11, Pearl Harbor attacks
January 6, 2022 | 11:59amLast year’s riot saw dozens of injuries and multiple deaths as the result of the violence that took place. An estimated 140 cops were physically injured or emotionally traumatized by...
Pearl Harbor 80th anniversary in images
December 8, 2021 | 12:32amOn the 80th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks, attendees paid respect to the fallen and those who served in WWII.
Stirring images of the Pearl Harbor attack on its 80th anniversary
December 7, 2021 | 5:46pmIt's now been 80 years since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that led to the US joining World War II.
Biden visits WWII memorial to mark 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack
December 7, 2021 | 9:17amBiden, who was accompanied on the early morning visit by first lady Jill Biden, saluted a wreath at the center of the memorial following his arrival.
U.S. observes 80th anniversary of attack on Pearl Harbor
December 7, 2021 | 5:28amThe United States will mark the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Tuesday.
Kamala, swallow your pride and other commentary
December 6, 2021 | 6:25pmLiberal: Kamala, Swallow Your Pride The “entrenched dysfunction and lack of focus” marking Vice President Kamala Harris and her staff “were entirely predictable,” laments the San Francisco Examiner’s Gil Duran....