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Pearl Harbor commemoration visitors ‘upbeat’ despite recent shooting

By Russ Read
Published December 6, 2019 10:06pm ET
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Pearl Harbor commemoration visitors ‘upbeat’ despite recent shooting
A U.S. naval ship can been seen from Pearl Harbor National Memorial Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, in Honolulu. | (Marco Garcia/AP)

Despite a deadly shooting on Wednesday, visitors commemorating the anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor remain in good spirits for the upcoming commemoration.

Saturday will mark the 78th anniversary of the Japanese attacks, which killed 2,403 U.S. service members and decimated the Pacific fleet. Tragedy struck again on Wednesday when 22-year-old Navy Petty Officer Gabriel Romero shot and killed two Department of Defense civilians and injured one other.

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