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Survivors gather at Pearl Harbor 74 years after attack

ADVANCE FOR USE SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2014 AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this Dec. 7, 1941 file photo, part of the hull of the capsized USS Oklahoma is seen at right as the battleship USS West Virginia, center, begins to sink after suffering heavy damage, while the USS Maryland, left, is still afloat in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, File)
ADVANCE FOR USE SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2014 AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this Dec. 7, 1941 file photo, part of the hull of the capsized USS Oklahoma is seen at right as the battleship USS West Virginia, center, begins to sink after suffering heavy damage, while the USS Maryland, left, is still afloat in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — A few dozen elderly men who survived the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor are gathering at the site to remember fellow servicemen who didn’t make it.

The U.S. Navy and National Park Service are hosting a ceremony in remembrance of those killed on Dec. 7, 1941. About 3,000 people are expected to join the survivors.

The event is being held on a Navy pier overlooking the USS Arizona Memorial. It straddles the battleship which sank nine minutes after being hit. It remains a gravesite for many of those killed.

The Navy destroyer USS Preble will sound its whistle to start a moment of silence at 7:55 a.m., the minute the attack began 74 years ago. Hawaii Air National Guard F-22s will fly overhead to break the moment of silence.