77 years after the attack on Hickam Field

Members of the 15th Wing Honor Guard raise the flag during the Hickam Field Dec. 7th Remembrance Ceremony at Atterbury Circle, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2018. Over 100 military members, veterans and family members attended the ceremony to honor and remember the Airmen who lost their lives during the two waves of attacks by Japan on Dec. 7, 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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77 years after the attack on Hickam Field

The ashes of a survivor are displayed during the Hickam Field Dec. 7th Remembrance Ceremony at Atterbury Circle, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2018. The ceremony included performances by the Air Force Band of the Pacific, laying commemorative wreaths, and an honor guard three-round volley. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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77 years after the attack on Hickam Field

Col. Halsey Burks, 15th Wing commander, speaks during the Hickam Field Dec. 7th Remembrance Ceremony at Atterbury Circle, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2018. The 15th Wing hosted the ceremony to remember the 77th anniversary of the attacks that claimed the lives of 189 Army Air Corps Airmen and civilians and injured 303 others. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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77 years after the attack on Hickam Field

Chief Master Sgt. Carlos Rosa, 647th Air Base Group superintendent, and Col. Halsey Burks, 15th Wing commander, lay a wreath on behalf of the men and women of Pacific Air Forces at the flag pole during the Hickam Field Dec. 7th Remembrance Ceremony at Atterbury Circle, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2018. The flag pole was bombed three times and strafed during the Dec. 7th attack, but never fell. Today, the flag pole stands as a tribute to those men who manned a .50-caliber water-cooled machine gun at the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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77 years after the attack on Hickam Field

Members of the 15th Wing Honor Guard perform a three volley salute during the Hickam Field Dec. 7th Remembrance Ceremony at Atterbury Circle, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2018. The ceremony was held to commemorate the lives and the sacrifices of the men and women who were present during the attack on Dec. 7, 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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77 years after the attack on Hickam Field

A member of the Pacific Air Forces Band of the Pacific plays taps during the Hickam Field Dec. 7th Remembrance Ceremony at Atterbury Circle, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2018. Airmen, civilians, families, and military service members have always stayed faithful to their heritage and gathered ceremoniously to remember the attacks on Hickam Field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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77 years after the attack on Hickam Field

Published Dec. 7, 2018
By Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman
15th Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Members of the 15th Wing Honor Guard raise the flag during the Hickam Field Dec. 7th Remembrance Ceremony at Atterbury Circle, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2018. Over 100 military members, veterans and family members attended the ceremony to honor and remember the Airmen who lost their lives during the two waves of attacks by Japan on Dec. 7, 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)