• Article Photo. An armor piece of the USS Arizona secured by the Vinton-Shellsburg School from the National Park Service and USNavy in 2006
    An armor piece of the USS Arizona secured by the Vinton-Shellsburg School from the National Park Service and USNavy in 2006

On Tuesday 7 December 2021 at 7 p.m. at the Palace Theater in Vinton a presentation will be given commemorating the 80th anniversary of the attacks on O'ahu, including the attack on Pearl Harbor. 

This program is presented free of charge, freewill donations are welcome. This event replaces the annual Memorial Ceremony formerly held at Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School. 

Guests will be able to see the armor section from the battleship USS Arizona that the Vinton-Shellsburg Community Schools secured from the National Park Service and US Navy in 2006 as well as listen to primary source accounts of the "Day of Infamy".

General seating is available at the door, one hour before the show.