I found this sort of interesting. Mostly the last quote where they say we're seeing the passing of a whole generation. It's amazing how this event is now passing into "History" before our eyes. That soon anyone who was there will be gone and all the memories of that day will be only in text books and film. All those personal stories will be lost. Just amazing. No more "where were you..."
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With their number quickly dwindling, survivors of Pearl Harbor will gather Thursday one last time to honor those killed by the Japanese 65 years ago, and to mark a day that lives in infamy.
The survivors have met in Pearly Harbor every five years for four decades, but they're now in their 80s or 90s and are not counting on a 70th reunion.
The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association is now losing members to age at the rate of two a day.
"I suspect not many people have thought about this, but we're witnessing history," said Daniel Martinez, chief historian at the USS Arizona Memorial. "We are seeing the passing of a generation."
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...n2237342.shtml