Keywords: The 6th annual Blackened Canteen ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial. (30641728524).jpg PEARL HARBOR Dec 6 2016 Left to right Shiro Wakita former WWII Imperial Japanese Navy pilot; Dr Hiroya Sugano M D director general of the Zero Fighter Admirers Club; Jack Detour former colonel and WWII Army Air Force B-25 pilot; Jerry Yellin former captain and WWII Army Air Force P-51 pilot pour bourbon whiskey at the 6th annual Blackened Canteen ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial during the 75th Commemoration of the attacks on Pearl Harbor The blackened canteen is a relic of an air raid over Shizauoka Japan in 1945 It is used for pouring bourbon whiskey as an offering to the fallen in the hallowed waters of Pearl Harbor Dec 7 2016 marks the 75th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu Since Dec 7 1941 the U S and Japan have endured more than 70 years of continued peace a cornerstone of security and prosperity in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region As a Pacific nation the U S is committed to continue its responsibility of protecting the Pacific sea-lanes advancing international ideals and relationships well as delivering security influence and responsiveness in the region U S Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Somers Steelman/Released 161206-N-AV234-499 Join the conversation http //www navy mil/viewGallery asp www navy mil/viewGallery asp http //www facebook com/USNavy www facebook com/USNavy http //www twitter com/USNavy www twitter com/USNavy http //navylive dodlive mil navylive dodlive mil http //pinterest com pinterest com https //plus google com plus google com https //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/30641728524/ The 6th annual Blackened Canteen ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial 2016-12-05 00 00 https //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official U S Navy Page from United States of America Petty Officer 2nd Class Somers Steelman/Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Hawaii Attribution License IPTC Caption-Abstract U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery https //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/30641728524 2016-12-07 19 31 56 cc-by-2 0 161206-N-AV234-499 Navy 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attacks December 2016 in Hawaii Files from the U S Navy Flickr stream Photographs taken on 2016-12-06 Taken with Nikon D5 USS Arizona Memorial interior |