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AIR FORCE
Warplane display being repaired
Hickam Air Force Base's B-26 Invader static display is getting a face-lift from the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Crews hope to have the Invader looking new again in time for the Dec. 7, 1941, commemoration and to celebrate 100 years of powered air flight.
Corrosion repair, sheet metal work and new paint are part of the sprucing up on the Air Force museum aircraft. A crew from Min Plastic helped in cleaning the canopies.
The Invader arrived at Hickam in 1982 after nearly 40 years of service to the United States.
The B-26 is the only combat aircraft to serve in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam, the Air Force said. Hickam's B-26 started out as an A-26 serving in New Mexico and Utah, and became a B-26C in 1948. It was later modified to an RB-26C in 1951, and continued its mission in Japan and Korea.
NAVY
Public invited to Dec. 7 program
The National Park Service is inviting the public to its annual Pearl Harbor Day on Dec. 7. This year's program commemorates the 62nd anniversary of the attack by Japanese forces.
A 75-minute program begins at 7:45 a.m. Seating will begin at 7 a.m. The theme of the program, on the waterfront lawn at the rear of the USS Arizona visitor center, is "Hollywood Remembers Pearl Harbor." Pearl Harbor survivors and National Park Service rangers will render honors.
The service will include Morning Colors, a prayer of remembrance, wreath presentation, Hawaiian blessing, rifle salute, echo taps, the passing of a Navy ship in review, and missing-man flyover by the Hawai'i Air National Guard.
Civilian survivors sought for event
The Navy is looking for civilian Pearl Harbor survivors to attend a ceremony commemorating the Pearl Harbor attack.
The ceremony will be at 2 p.m., Dec. 7, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.
The Navy wants to honor all civilians who risked their lives alongside military service members assisting in emergency response and recovery efforts during and after the attack.
Rear Adm. Barry McCullough, commander of Navy Region Hawai'i, will be the keynote speaker. The ceremony is open to the public.
If anyone has information on civilian Pearl Harbor survivors or their families who may be interested in attending the ceremony, please contact the Navy at 473-2883.B
