Updated: Dec. 7, 2020 at 4:06 PM

U.S. commemorates Pearl Harbor Day ceremony in D.C. (9 images)

UPI photographer Kevin Dietsch captured the ceremony honoring the 79th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Monday. In Hawaii, the event was marked with a virtual ceremony.

A military honor guard presents the colors during a Pearl Harbor Day remembrance ceremony at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., on December 7. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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From left to right, park ranger Sam Yancho of the National Park Service, living history volunteers Sidney Wade and Patrick McCourt , along with Friends of the National World War II Memorial Vice Chairwoman Jane Droppa participate in a Pearl Harbor Day remembrance ceremony. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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McCourt salutes as he participates in the Pearl Harbor Day remembrance ceremony. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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The Pearl Harbor major action inscription is seen imprinted on the Iwo Jima U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial on Pearl Harbor Day. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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