HONESDALE, PA — Local veterans join Wayne Memorial Hospital staff in a ceremony on Thursday, December 7 at 9 a.m. at the hospital, as they recall one of the darkest days in U.S. history: the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941.

The ceremony will include readings about the attack, an homage to those who served and those who lost their lives in the battle for freedom, a Pearl Harbor Memorial prayer and the playing of taps. 

A wreath will be placed at the original dedication plaque.  Refreshments will follow in the hospital’s Café 601.

 Wayne Memorial has been holding a Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony almost every year since 2010.

 Participants:

 Wayne Memorial Admin & Veterans of US Armed Forces

Hugh Rechner, Chair WMH/WMHS Board of Trustees, ret. US Army

Dale Pepper, VFW Post 531

James Harris, American Legion Post 254

Doug Wyllie, Bugler/Taps

Wayne Memorial Hospital: dedicated to veterans

 Wayne Memorial Hospital was dedicated in 1920 to 55 Wayne County soldiers who served in World War I, many of whom made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. The hospital was re-dedicated in 1995 to all in the U.S. Armed Forces from both Wayne and Pike Counties.  In 2020, on the occasion of its centennial, Wayne Memorial was once again dedicated but this time to all soldiers who committed to serve and defend the United States of America.

 The Wayne Memorial Health Foundation initiated the Pearl Harbor ceremony as a way of continuing to honor veterans and recognize their valor and commitment.