Village Of Suffern Honors Pearl Harbor Veterans

SUFFERN, N.Y. -- The Village of Suffern had its annual Pearl Harbor Commemoration Sunday in recognition of those lost in the attack, as well as those who survived.

Left to right: Suffern Mayor-elect Edward Markunas; County Legislator Phil Soskin; Keynote Speaker Lt. Colonel (Ret.) James P. Kane, Judge Advocate, U.S. Army Reserve; County Legislator Doug Jobson.
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Sandra Diamond Fox

12/12/2015 7:00 a.m.

The keynote speaker was Lt. Colonel (Ret.) James P. Kane, Judge Advocate, U.S. Army Reserve. Rockland County Legislators Phil Soskin (D-Monsey), a U.S. Army veteran and Doug Jobson (R-Stony Point) were among those who turned out to pay their respects.

The United States was forever changed Dec. 7, 1941 when the Japanese launched a massive attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in what became a prelude to its participation in World War II. The United States had 2,403 people killed in the attack.

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