Photos: Dedication of the USS Arizona Mall Memorial on the UA Mall
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Hundreds of people from around the country were at the dedication of the USS Arizona Mall memorial on the University of Arizona, to honor those who died on the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked.
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WWII Navy veteran David M. Hardy Jr. studies some of the 1,177 unique medallions that remember the veterans that lost their lives in the attack of Pearl Harbor at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
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Rear Admiral Stephen C. Evans, commander of the Naval Service Training Command, speaks at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
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Dozens of veterans from several generations and military branches listen to speakers at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
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Members of the United States Navy listen as University of Arizona President Ann Weaver Hart speaks at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
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Hundreds of attendees watch as the medallions of the veterans who sacrificed their lives on the USS Arizona are unveiled at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
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Mathew Albanese, age 9, looks at few of the medallions that pay tribute to the 1,177 veterans who sacrificed their lives during the attack on Pearl Harbor at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
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Margot Susco, an attendee at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial, becomes emotional as she looks at a few of the 1,177 unique medallions that pay tribute to the veterans that gave their lives at Pearl Harbor on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
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Erin Kurtin and other young visitors study the thousands of unique medallions paying tribute to the veterans that lost their lives during the attack on Pearl Harbor at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
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A flyover from the 47th Fighter Squadron stationed at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base commenced the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
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A young visitor shakes the hand of WWII Navy veteran David M. Hardy Jr. at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
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A young visitor talks with WWII Navy veteran David M. Hardy Jr. at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
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Members of the NROTC unit unveil the medallions of the veterans that sacrificed their lives on the USS Arizona at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
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GySGT Brian Tuthill reminds audiences of the events that took place on December 7, 1941 at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
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Hundreds of people from around the United States watch the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
USS Arizona Memorial
- Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
WWII Navy veteran David M. Hardy Jr. studies some of the 1,177 unique medallions that remember the veterans that lost their lives in the attack of Pearl Harbor at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
USS Arizona Memorial
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Members of the NROTC color guard raise the American flag at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
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Navy student service members stand in a moment of prayer at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
USS Arizona Memorial
- Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
Rear Admiral Stephen C. Evans, commander of the Naval Service Training Command, speaks at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
USS Arizona Memorial
- Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
Dozens of veterans from several generations and military branches listen to speakers at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
USS Arizona Memorial
- Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
Members of the United States Navy listen as University of Arizona President Ann Weaver Hart speaks at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
USS Arizona Memorial
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University of Arizona President Ann Weaver Hart speaks at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
USS Arizona Memorial
- Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
Hundreds of attendees watch as the medallions of the veterans who sacrificed their lives on the USS Arizona are unveiled at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
USS Arizona Memorial
- Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
Mathew Albanese, age 9, looks at few of the medallions that pay tribute to the 1,177 veterans who sacrificed their lives during the attack on Pearl Harbor at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
USS Arizona Memorial
- Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
Margot Susco, an attendee at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial, becomes emotional as she looks at a few of the 1,177 unique medallions that pay tribute to the veterans that gave their lives at Pearl Harbor on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
USS Arizona Memorial
- Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
Hundreds of visitors gather at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
USS Arizona Memorial
- Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
Erin Kurtin and other young visitors study the thousands of unique medallions paying tribute to the veterans that lost their lives during the attack on Pearl Harbor at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
USS Arizona Memorial
- Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
A flyover from the 47th Fighter Squadron stationed at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base commenced the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
USS Arizona Memorial
- Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
Hundreds of visitors explored the plaques and medallions at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
USS Arizona Memorial
- Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
Hundreds of visitors explored the plaques and medallions at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
USS Arizona Memorial
- Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
A young visitor shakes the hand of WWII Navy veteran David M. Hardy Jr. at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
USS Arizona Memorial
- Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
A young visitor talks with WWII Navy veteran David M. Hardy Jr. at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
USS Arizona Memorial
- Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
American flags outline the frame of the USS Arizona at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
USS Arizona Memorial
- Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
University of Arizona President Ann Weaver Hart speaks at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
USS Arizona Memorial
- Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
Members of the NROTC unit unveil the medallions of the veterans that sacrificed their lives on the USS Arizona at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
USS Arizona Memorial
- Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
GySGT Brian Tuthill reminds audiences of the events that took place on December 7, 1941 at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
USS Arizona Memorial
- Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
U.S. Representative Martha McSally speaks at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
USS Arizona Memorial
- Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
Navy student service members stand in remembrance at the dedication of the USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday Dec. 4, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star
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