SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS GATHERED ABOARD THE USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL FOR
THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY 70TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE WREATH LAYING ON JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM.
"IT IS A GREAT PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO JOIN YOU TO HONOR THOSE WHO FOUGHT AT THE BATTLE OF
MIDWAY 70 YEARS AGO TODAY. TODAY WE REFLECT ON AND CELEBRATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ONE
OF AMERICAS GREATEST GENERATIONS, THOSE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN THAT SERVED OUR COUNTRY IN A
TIME OF WAR."
THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY WAS A TURNING POINT IN THE PACIFIC WAR, CRIPPLING JAPAN'S ABILITY
TO LAUNCH FURTHER LARGE-SCALE MOBILE STRIKES AGAINST ALLIED FORCES.
FROM JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, I'M PETTY OFFICER SEAN FUREY.
