From the December 5, 2016, ABC News/Yahoo! News "USS Arizona Survivor Heads to Pearl Harbor 75 Years Later."
Lauren Bruner was getting ready for church on the USS Arizona that fateful day 75 years ago when the alarm sounded. He was 21 and a bullet hit his left leg and then an explosion rocked his ship, sinking it nine minutes later. There was a miraculous escape, but he was seriously burned.
Now, at age 96, Mr. Bruner lives in La Mirada, California, and has returned to visit Pearl Harbor many times over the years.
The U.S. Navy and National Park service expect several dozen Pearl Harbor survivors to attend this year's commemoration.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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