LEWISTON – Local veterans will observe the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor at noon today at Trinity Episcopal Church at 247 Bates St.

The public is invited to attend.

American Legion Post 22 Adjutant Jerry DerBoghosian will open with the Pledge of Allegiance and the national anthem. Chaplain Paul R. Bernard will give the Pearl Harbor address and Commander Gerald “Bud” Labrie will speak on the importance of a strong Legion family.

On Dec. 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, leaving 2,403 dead and 188 planes destroyed. Eight battleships were damaged or destroyed and the fleet was crippled. The attack brought the United States into World War II.

On Dec. 8, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt declared the day of the bombing “a date which will live in infamy.”