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Pearl Harbor survivor James Donis salutes the color guard during the 69th anniversary ceremony

Pearl Harbor survivor James Donis salutes the color guard during the 69th anniversary ceremony marking the attack on Pearl Harbor, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

With the USS Arizona memorial in the background, Pearl Harbor survivor Richard Laubert, of Phoenix, Ore., attends the 69th anniversary ceremony

With the USS Arizona memorial in the background, Pearl Harbor survivor Richard Laubert, of Phoenix, Ore., attends the 69th anniversary ceremony marking the attack on Pearl Harbor. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Pearl Harbor survivor John Hughes, left, and Lance Cpl. Zackary Morphew attend the 69th anniversary ceremony

Pearl Harbor survivor John Hughes, left, and Lance Cpl. Zackary Morphew attend the 69th anniversary ceremony marking the attack on Pearl Harbor, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Norman "Dusty" Kleiss holds a 1942 portrait of himself as he poses for a photo in San Antonio

Norman "Dusty" Kleiss holds a 1942 portrait of himself as he poses for a photo in San Antonio, Friday, Dec. 7, 2007. Kleiss was a bomber pilot at Pearl Harbor. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Pearl Harbor survivor George Bennett points at the name of a lost friend at the memorial wall aboard the USS Arizona Memorial

Pearl Harbor survivor George Bennett points at the name of a lost friend at the memorial wall aboard the USS Arizona Memorial during a ceremony honoring the 65th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

USS Arizona survivor Clinton Westbrook, who was serving in the USS Arizona

USS Arizona survivor Clinton Westbrook, who was serving in the USS Arizona when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, poses in his home where memorabilia from his Navy career in the Navy lines the walls. (AP Photo/Scott Audette)

Edwin Lindbeck, Pearl Harbor survivor and a Navy veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam

Edwin Lindbeck, Pearl Harbor survivor and a Navy veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, salutes as the Pledge of Allegiance is recited during a Memorial Day ceremony. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)

Pearl Harbor survivor Joseph Brooke, 85, wipes away tears during a Pearl Harbor Day ceremony

Pearl Harbor survivor Joseph Brooke, 85, wipes away tears during a Pearl Harbor Day ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005, at Veterans Memorial Island in Vero Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan)

Pearl Harbor survivor Bob Kinzler salutes after he placed a wreath to honor the soldiers who lost their lives

Pearl Harbor survivor Bob Kinzler salutes after he placed a wreath to honor the soldiers who lost their lives aboard the USS Arizona, during the 63rd Annual Pearl Harbor Commemoration ceremony. (AP Photo/Ronen Zilberman)

Pearl Harbor survivor Gene Tarrant bows his head during a Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony

Pearl Harbor survivor Gene Tarrant bows his head during a Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

John Finn, a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

John Finn, a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, salutes at the ground breaking ceremony for the USS Oklahoma memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006. (AP Photo/Lucy Pemoni)

USS Oklahoma survivor Paul Goodyear, salutes during the USS Oklahoma Memorial dedication ceremony

USS Oklahoma survivor Paul Goodyear, salutes during the USS Oklahoma Memorial dedication ceremony, in honor of the 66th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, in Honolulu on Friday, Dec. 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Ronen Zilberman)

Pearl Harbor survivor Earl Smith, who served aboard the USS Tennessee in 1941

Pearl Harbor survivor Earl Smith, who served aboard the USS Tennessee in 1941, salutes as the USS Lake Erie sails past the Arizona Memorial during the ceremony of the 68th anniversary of the attack at Pearl Harbor. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Pearl Harbor survivors are honored during the 68th anniversary ceremony of the attack at Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor survivors are honored during the 68th anniversary ceremony of the attack at Pearl Harbor, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009 at Pearl Harbor Naval Base in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

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Ben Boosinger, a Pearl Harbor survivor, is escorted back to his seat after paying his respects during the 63rd commemoration of the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. (U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 3rd ClassRyan C. McGinley)

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Photos: Pearl Harbor survivors

Published : Tuesday, 07 Dec 2010, 6:37 AM EST

Sixty-nine years after Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor, survivors of the attack have gathered at the base to remember those killed.

Some 100 survivors, the youngest of whom are in their late 80s, have traveled from around the country to attend Tuesday's ceremony.

The event is being held across the harbor from the USS Arizona, which sank in the attack and where the remains of nearly 1,000 sailors and Marines are still entombed.

The survivors will be welcomed by a new $56 million center for visitors and take a boat out to the memorial that sits on top of the battleship.

The new center has twice the exhibition space as the old one, offering a deeper understanding of the attack.

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