On December 7, 2011, in honor of the 70th Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, the the Navy Memorial in Washington, DC will host a series of events, including a special "Authors on Deck" book lecture, official wreath laying ceremony and panel discussion. The event is free and open to the public. At noon, historian and author Stanley Weintraub will present his latest work, Pearl Harbor Christmas: A World at War, December 1941 - an exploration of the wartime strategies that were developed in Washington while the rest of America attempted to celebrate the holiday season. Following the presentation, Weintraub will be available for a Q&A and book signing. At 1:00 p.m. guests are invited for a subsequent wreath laying ceremony with the U.S. Navy Band and Ceremonial Guard on the Memorial's outdoor plaza. At 2:00 p.m., a panel discussion will be led by noted historian Paul Stillwell, author of Air Raid: Pearl Harbor! Recollections of a Day of Infamy. Panel members will include former U.S. Navy Memorial President and CEO Rear Admiral Edward K. Walker USN (Ret), who witnessed the battle as the young son of a submarine officer stationed at Pearl Harbor.
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