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An elderly man wearing a Hawaiian print shirt and a lei, speaks to a boy who is similarly dressed.

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Pearl Harbor survivor Gilbert Meyer talks with his great-grandnephew Nate before the start of a ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2017, honoring the 76th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nardel Gervacio

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