SERVICE MEMBERS, WORLD WAR II VETERANS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS TRAVELED TO THE MIDWAY ATOLL NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE TO COMMEMORATE THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY.
THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY WAS THE PIVOTAL TURNING POINT IN THE PACIFIC WAR RESULTING IN JAPAN
LOSING FOUR AIRCRAFT CARRIERSAND THE CAPABILITY OF AN OFFENSIVE NAVY.
"THE NATION WAS UNIFIED IN ITS EFFORT, AND EVERYONE WANTED TO BE A PART. WE WON THE BATTLE
OF MIDWAY BECAUSE OF WHO WE ARE AS A DETERMINED PEOPLE AND WHAT TOGETHER WE CAN DO AS A NATION."
THE EVENT FEATURED GUEST SPEAKERS, AN HONOR GUARD AND A NAVY BAND.
FOLLOWING THE CEREMONY A SMALL BOAT FLORAL TRIBUTE WAS HELD.
THE VISITORS WERE ABLE TO SEE THE ISLAND AND HISTORIC SITES FROM THE BATTLE SEVENTY YEARS
AGO.
FROM PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, I'M PETTY OFFICER DANIEL BARKER.
