Each year on Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Survivors, veterans, and visitors from all over the world come together to honor and remember the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. A further 1,178 people were injured in the attack, which permanently sank two U.S. Navy battleships (the USS Arizona and the USS Utah) and destroyed 188 aircraft.
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And around 300 people helped a 101-year-old Navy vet make it to the big remembrance ceremony in Hawaii today. His name is Ira Schab Jr., and he was on a ship in the harbor when the bombs hit.
To get to Hawaii, he needed two caregivers to go with him. His family couldn't afford it, and a charity was only able to pay for one. So his daughter started a GoFundMe campaign, and people donated over $15,000 to get him there.
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