Honoring Hickam's heroes

Master Sgt. Brian Hornbuckle, U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific trumpet player, plays taps during the end of the 71st anniversary ceremony of the surprise attacks on the Hawaiian Islands during a remembrance ceremony Dec. 7, 2012 at Hickam Field, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Airmen, families and veterans gathered at Atterbury Circle, the site of same flag pole that stood Dec. 7, 1941, to commemorate the lives and the sacrifices of the men and women who were there on that day. During the attacks, 189 Army Air Forces Airmen and civilians lost their lives and 303 were wounded. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Master Sgt. (Ret.) Ken Ford, a Hickam Field survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, attacks, speaks with Master Sgt. Kevin Taggerty, 735th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, about his experience on a few yards away from where he was when the Japanese began their attacks on the island. The remembrance ceremony hailed and commemorated the actions of the service members and civilians that responded to the attacks, many giving their lives in the line of fire for their country. Hickam Filed lost 189 Airmen and civilians while more than 300 were wounded. Ford served in WWII, Korea War and in Vietnam during his 26-year military career. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Master Sgt. (Ret.) Ken Ford and Col. (Ret.) Andrew Kowalski, both Hickam Field survivors of the Dec. 7, 1941, attacks, awaits the beginning of the ceremony that marks the 71st year since the Japanese attacked the base. The remembrance ceremony hailed and commemorated the actions of the service members and civilians that responded to the attacks, many giving their lives in the line of fire for their country. Hickam Filed lost 189 Airmen and civilians while more than 300 were wounded. Ford, 87, served in WWII, Korea War and Vietnam during his 26-year military career. Kowalski, 98, served in every rank in the Air Force up to colonel, except buck sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Members of the Hickam Honor Guard stand statuesque during the 71st Remembrance Ceremony of the Dec. 7, 1941 attacks at Atterbury Circle, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2012. This year marks the 71st anniversary of the attacks on Oahu by the Japanese Empire, which in turn, launched the United States into World War II. During the attacks, 189 Army Air Corps Airmen and civilians lost their lives and 303 were wounded. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Master Sgt. (Ret.) Ken Ford, a Hickam Field survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, attacks, awaits the beginning of the ceremony that marks the 71st year since the Japanese attacked the base. The remembrance ceremony hailed and commemorated the actions of the service members and civilians that responded to the attacks, many giving their lives in the line of fire for their country. Hickam Filed lost 189 Airmen and civilians while more than 300 were wounded. Ford, 87, served in WWII, Korea War and Vietnam during his 26-year military career. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Col. Johnny Roscoe, 15th Wing commander, presents Master Sgt. (Ret.) Ken Ford, a Hickam Field survivor, with a flag to thank him for his service to his country during the 71st anniversary remembrance ceremony on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Dec. 7, 2012. During the attacks, 189 Army Air Corps Airmen and civilians lost their lives and 303 were wounded. Ford served in WWII, Korean War and the Vietnam war during his career. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Senior Master Sgt. (Ret.) Raymond Perry, attends his final remembrance ceremony alongside his wife, Elizabeth, during the 71st anniversary remembrance ceremony on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Dec. 7, 2012. Perry, a survivor of the attacks, went on to serve 26-years in the Air Force and was a founding member of the pararescue career field. He returned to Hickam and serve for more than 20 years as a fire inspector for the Hickam fire department. After the ceremony, the family and friends of Perry scattered his ashes in the waters of Pearl Harbor during a private ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Col. Johnny Roscoe, 15th Wing commander, honors Elizabeth Chew, widow of Senior Master Sgt. (Ret.) Raymond Perry, during the 71st anniversary remembrance ceremony on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Dec. 7, 2012. Perry, a survivor of the attacks, went on to serve 26-years in the Air Force and was a founding member of the pararescue career field. After the ceremony, the family and friends of Perry scattered his ashes in the waters of Pearl Harbor during a private ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Col. Johnny Roscoe, 15th Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Leslie Bramlett, 15th WG command chief master sergeant, salute a wreath to honor the victims of the attacks on the island Dec. 7, 1941, by the Japanese during the 71st anniversary remembrance ceremony on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Dec. 7, 2012. During the attacks, 189 Army Air Corps Airmen and civilians lost their lives and 303 were wounded. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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The Hickam Honor Guard fires a three round volley during the 71st anniversary ceremony of the surprise attacks on the Hawaiian Islands during a remembrance ceremony Dec. 7, 2012 at Hickam Field, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Airmen, families and veterans gathered at Atterbury Circle, the site of same flag pole that stood Dec. 7, 1941, to commemorate the lives and the sacrifices of the men and women who were there on that day. During the attacks, 189 Army Air Forces Airmen and civilians lost their lives and 303 were wounded. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Master Sgt. (Ret.) Ken Ford, a Hickam Field survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, attacks, salutes during the Nation Anthem at the 71st Remembrance Ceremony only a few yards away from where he was when the Japanese began their attacks on Hickam Field, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2012. The remembrance ceremony hailed and commemorated the actions of the service members and civilians that responded to the attacks, many giving their lives in the line of fire for their country. Hickam Filed lost 189 Airmen and civilians while more than 300 were wounded. Ford served in WWII, Korea War and in Vietnam during his 26-year military career. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Four F-22 Raptors, assigned to the 19th and 199th Fighter Squadrons, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, fly a missing-man formation over the Atterbury Circle flag pole during the 71st Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony, commemorating the attacks on Hickam Field Dec. 7, 1941. The fighter squadrons are a joint partnership between the active duty and Hawaii Air National Guard. The formation also flew over the Pearl Harbor ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares/Released)

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Honoring Hickam heroes

Published Dec. 7, 2012

Honoring Hickam's heroes

Honoring Hickam's heroes

Honoring Hickam's heroes

Honoring Hickam's heroes

Honoring Hickam's heroes

Honoring Hickam's heroes

Honoring Hickam's heroes

Honoring Hickam's heroes

Honoring Hickam's heroes

Honoring Hickam's heroes

Honoring Hickam's heroes

Honoring Hickam's heroes