The VA Central California Health Care System, along with the Clovis Veterans Memorial District, hosted a somber ceremony to honor the more than 3,400 Americans killed in the attack 78 years ago.
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Dozens gathered outside of Fresno's Pearl Harbor monument. The program concluded with a commemorative laying of the wreath.
The Visalia Veterans Committee also held a remembrance ceremony. Despite the rain, dozens gathered around the "Greatest Generation" World War II mural on South Mooney Boulevard.
The ceremony began with a cannon fired off, followed by prayer and the raising of the American Flag, as well as the State and Prisoner of War-Missing in Action flag.