Members of the 15th Medical Group carry a stretcher with a uniform of a World War II Army Air Corps medical corpsman past the Hickam flagpole during a more than 14-mile march Dec. 7. Eight Medical group Airmen marched more than 69 accumulated miles in their combat boots, carrying a stretcher and weighted backpacks, to honor the pain and sacrifice Americans went through 69 years ago in Hawaii. The Hickam flagpole is the same one to carry the Amercian Flag in 1941. The flag never fell, despite the Japanese attackers' best attempts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Members of the 15th Medical Group carry a stretcher with a uniform of a World War II Army Air Corps medical corpsman past the Hickam flagpole during a more than 14-mile march Dec. 7. Eight Medical group Airmen marched more than 69 accumulated miles in their combat boots, carrying a stretcher and weighted backpacks, to honor the pain and sacrifice Americans went through 69 years ago in Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Master Sgt. Wesley Matthews, 15th Medical Group first sergeant, monitors the progress of eight Airmen who were marching more than 69 accumulated miles in their combat boots while carrying a stretcher to honor the pain and sacrifice that Americans went through 69 years ago during the attacks on Hickam Field and Pearl Harbor. On the stretcher was the uniform of a World War II veteran, neatly displayed, along with a folded American Flag. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Member s of the 15th Medical Group carry a stretcher with a uniform of a World War II Army Air Corps medical corpsman during a more than 14-mile march Dec. 7. Eight Medical group Airmen marched more than 69 accumulated miles in their combat boots, carrying a stretcher and weighted backpacks, to honor the pain and sacrifice Americans went through 69 years ago in Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Members of the 15th Medical Group carry a stretcher holding a uniform of a World War II Army Air Corps medical corpsman during a more than 14-mile march Dec. 7. Eight Medical group Airmen marched more than 69 accumulated miles in their combat boots, carrying a stretcher and weighted backpacks, to honor the pain and sacrifice Americans went through 69 years ago in Hawaii. The uniform was worn by Sgt. Wendell H. Howard of Tuskegee, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Tech. Sgt Calvin Montero, 15th Aeromedical Dental Squadron, checks for blisters during a more than 14-mile march Dec. 7. Eight Medical group Airmen marched more than 69 accumulated miles in their combat boots, carrying a stretcher and weighted backpacks, to honor the pain and sacrifice Americans went through 69 years ago in Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Members of the 15th Medical Group carry a stretcher holding a uniform of a World War II Army Air Corps medical corpsman along the banks of Pearl Harbor during a more than 14-mile march Dec. 7. Eight Medical group Airmen marched more than 69 accumulated miles in their combat boots, carrying a stretcher and weighted backpacks, to honor the pain and sacrifice Americans went through 69 years ago in Hawaii. Hickam and Pearl Harbor were simultaneously attacked by the Japanese at 7:55 a.m. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Members of the 15th Medical Group carry a stretcher holding a uniform of a World War II Army Air Corps medical corpsman along the banks of Pearl Harbor during a more than 14-mile march Dec. 7. Eight Medical group Airmen marched more than 69 accumulated miles in their combat boots, carrying a stretcher and weighted backpacks, to honor the pain and sacrifice Americans went through 69 years ago in Hawaii. Hickam and Pearl Harbor were simultaneously attacked by the Japanese at 7:55 a.m. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Airman 1st Class Stacie Brown, 15th Aeromedical Dental Squadron, wipes the sweat off her forehead during a rest period at the Courtyard of Heroes inside the Pacific Air Forces Headquarters during a more than 14-mile march Dec. 7. Eight Medical group Airmen marched more than 69 accumulated miles in their combat boots, carrying a stretcher and weighted backpacks, to honor the pain and sacrifice Americans went through 69 years ago in Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Members of the 15th Medical Group carry a stretcher with a uniform of a World War II Army Air Corps medical corpsman past the Hickam flagpole during a more than 14-mile march Dec. 7. Eight Medical group Airmen marched more than 69 accumulated miles in their combat boots, carrying a stretcher and weighted backpacks, to honor the pain and sacrifice Americans went through 69 years ago in Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Members of the 15th Medical Group carry a stretcher with a uniform of a World War II Army Air Corps medical corpsman past the Hickam flagpole during a more than 14-mile march Dec. 7. Eight Medical group Airmen marched more than 69 accumulated miles in their combat boots, carrying a stretcher and weighted backpacks, to honor the pain and sacrifice Americans went through 69 years ago in Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

A tear rolls down Tina Marzan's cheek after accepting the flag carried by the members of the 15th Medical Group during a march commemorating the attacks on Hickam Field and Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. Mrs. Marzan's husband lost two grandparents during the attacks 69 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Meares)