161202-N-WC566-046 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 2, 2016) Pearl Harbor survivor Donald Stratton (right) and his son Randy Stratton lay a wreath down on behalf of the USS Arizona Reunion Association during a ceremony to honor the fallen men of the Pennsylvania-class battleship USS Arizona at the National Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl in Honolulu. Stratton was a seaman first class when he escaped the burning wreckage of USS Arizona. Dec. 7, 2016, marks the 75th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu. The U.S. military and the State of Hawaii are hosting a series of remembrance events throughout the week to honor the courage and sacrifices of those who served during Dec. 7, 1941, and throughout the Pacific Theater. 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 Gabrielle Joyner/Released)