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USS Makin Island Marks 70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Attack

By Beth Ford Roth / Home Post Blogger
Published December 7, 2011 at 5:35 AM PST
This story was published more than 13 years ago.
Command Master Chief Steven Alt, left, and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) Sgt. Major Scott Pile participate in a wreath laying ceremony aboard the USS Makin Island.
Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Sarah Murphy / U.S. Navy
Command Master Chief Steven Alt, left, and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) Sgt. Major Scott Pile participate in a wreath laying ceremony aboard the USS Makin Island.

The crew of the San Diego-based USS Makin Island, now on deployment, honored the memory of those killed at Pearl Harbor 70 years ago today with a wreath-laying ceremony. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in what became the defining moment of the United States' entry into World War II.

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Beth Ford Roth
Blogger Beth Ford Roth was born into a military family and has covered issues important to service members and their loved ones for many years. She has worked as a broadcast journalist in both commercial television and public radio.
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