Survivors of Pearl Harbor Attack Gather for Reunion

珍珠港袭击幸存者重聚夏威夷

Nearly 500 aging survivors will gather in Hawaii Thursday to mark the 65th anniversary of the surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor by Japanese fighter planes. The survivors of the December 7th, 1941 attack have reunited at Pearl Harbor every five years since the 25th anniversary in 1966. But organizers of this year's event say this will probably be the last of its kind, with the men now in their 80s and 90s. Many have died since the last reunion in 2001, while the rest have become too ill and frail to travel.

Historians are gathered at this year's reunion to collect written and oral histories of the attack from the survivors, which will be part of a new 50-million dollar museum and visitor center.

近500名年长的幸存者星期四将聚集在夏威夷，纪念日本战斗机偷袭珍珠港美国海军基地65周年。自1966年的25周年纪念日以来，1941年12月7号偷袭事件的幸存者每5年聚会一次。但是今年活动的组织者说，这可能是最后的一次，因为这些人都已八九十岁。2001年的上一次团聚以来，已经有许多人去世，其余的人病体虚弱，难以承受旅途之劳。

历史学家们将参加今年的团聚，以便从幸存者那里收集书面的和口头史料。这些资料将成为以五千万美元建造的新展览和访问中心的部份内容。