Pearl Harbor Day.

69 years ago!
Indystar.com
Old soldiers pass into history, and with them the battles they fought.

Even with seminal events such as Pearl Harbor, as those who were there die, the stories fade.

By now, 95 percent of those who survived the surprise attack are gone, including, as of Monday, Robert Newkirk.

Newkirk, a Franklin resident, died the day he was to speak at an observance of the 69th anniversary of the attack.

Few men were as committed to keeping alive the memory of Pearl Harbor -- officially remembered today -- as Newkirk.

Never Forget