Pearl Harbor survivors observe the US Naval Sea Cadets Concert Band of the West perform at the Pearl Harbor Visitor’s Center during Kama'aina and military appreciation day on Dec. 4. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the 1941 attacks on Pearl Harbor in which more than 2,400 people died. According to the New York Times this is the last year the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association will mark the anniversary. The association will disband on Dec. 31. US Navy - Daniel Barker/AP
The battleship USS Arizona belches smoke as it topples over into the sea during a Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941. AP/File
A Navy Region Hawaii Honor Guard member presents a US flag to the family of Pearl Harbor survivor Lee Soucy during an internment ceremony for Mr. Soucy on Dec. 6 in Honolulu. Soucy, who died last year at the age of 90, wanted to have his ashes interred inside the USS Utah, his ship that sank during the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Dec. 7, 1941. Marco Garcia/AP
A small boat rescues a crew member from the water as heavy smoke rolls out of the stricken USS West Virginia after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Two men can be seen on the superstructure, upper center. The mast of the USS Tennessee is beyond the burning West Virginia. AP/File
Pearl Harbor survivor Steven Acocella sits in his home in Vineland. N.J., on Nov. 26. Ben Fogletto/The Press of Atlantic City/AP/File
The destroyer USS Shaw explodes after being hit by bombs during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. AP/File
Veterans Rocky Hoffman, a Pearl Harbor survivor of Bremerton (r.) and Ron Coglon of Yakima salute during the playing of the Armed Forces Medley at the 'Honor All Who Have Served' Veterans Day event in Bremerton, Wash., on Nov. 11, 2010. Meegan M. Reid/Kitsap Sun/AP
This Dec. 7, 1941 photo shows the USS California (r.) after being struck by two torpedoes and two large bombs during a Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. DOD/AP/FILE
Visitors enter the USS Arizona memorial at the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 4, 2010. The loss of life aboard the Arizona accounted for nearly half of the Americans who perished at Pearl Harbor and 13 other attack sites on the island on December 7, 1941, the day that drew the US into World War II. Last year's 69th anniversary coincided with the dedication of a new $56 million Pearl Harbor visitors center, featuring indoor and outdoor galleries, interactive exhibits, two movie theaters, an amphitheater, and an education center. Hugh Gentry/Reuters
Pearl Harbor survivor Herb Weatherwax reads a newspaper at the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 4, 2010. Hugh Gentry/Reuters
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association President Art Herriford (l.) talks to his wife Shirley at the group's convention in Honolulu on Dec. 6, 2010. Audrey McAvoy/AP
Pearl Harbor survivor Bob Jensen (l.) returns a salute to active duty US military personnel at the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 4, 2010. Hugh Gentry/Reuters
Pearl Harbor survivor Allen Bodenlos displays his regalia at the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 4, 2010. Hugh Gentry/Reuters
Pearl Harbor survivor Louis Conter poses for the camera at the Hale Koa hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 4, 2010. Navy veteran Conter was a young sailor standing watch on the quarterdeck of the USS Arizona when Japanese bombers swarmed the skies over Oahu and attacked the US Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Hugh Gentry/Reuters
A scale model of the USS Arizona memorial and a wall with pictures memorializing Pearl Harbor survivors are part of the new exhibit and visitor center at the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 4, 2010. Hugh Gentry/Reuters
A scale model replica of the USS Arizona is on display at the new exhibit and visitor center at the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 4, 2010. Hugh Gentry/Reuters
Visitors look at a display of the island of Oahu as they tour the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 4, 2010. Hugh Gentry/Reuters
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Thousands are expected at the US Navy base in Hawaii Friday to commemorate the lives of those lost in the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941.
More than 2,000 people are gathering at Pearl Harbor on Friday to mark the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack that killed thousands of people and launched the United States into World War II.
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