On a day which will live in infamy …..
Washington, D.C., USA – November 11, 2017: Inscription about Pearl Harbor on the World War II Memorial, located on the National Mall.
On Sunday December 3rd, 2023 the Cincinnati Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution participated in Pearl Harbor Day parade which included a boat ride onto the Ohio River for a Wreath Laying Ceremony.
Participants on the Anderson Ferry anticipating the “laying of wreaths” on the Ohio River
This Sunday was a solemn damp, overcast, gusty and cold day. The weather contributed to the heavy feeling we experience on a day and event which commemorated the December 7th 1941 attacks on the US military in Pearl Harbor.
Participants on the march!
We started the day with a flag retirement ceremony at the American Legion 534 and transitioned up river to the Anderson Ferry location on River Road (US 50).
SAR Participants awaiting orders
SAR Leadership and Color Guard Members enjoy catching up!
There were numerous civic and community groups participating in this event.
Flags waving briskly in the strong gusty winds on the Ohio River
This is a motley crew!
The groups paraded down to an awaiting ferry barge where we embarked onto the barge. From there the barge motored into the current of the Ohio River. Once away from shore, the barge was stopped in place and the participants threw bio-degradable wreaths into the waters of the Ohio River. This ceremony was to emulate the wreath laying efforts which occurred in Pearl Harbor.
A number of wreaths float in a dense pack on the Ohio River commemorating the anniversary of Pearl Harbor
All in all a very somber event where we had heavy hearts thinking about the lives lost at Pearl Harbor and all US military conflicts where lives were lost and lives changed as a result of experiences and the life long scars inflicted on the men, women and children of the US Military.
US Flag flying over Pearl Harbor – Oahu Hawaii
