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Denise Bennett’s emotions held through the 21-gun salute. Through the playing of taps. Through the carefully choreographed removal of the American flag that had been draped over the casket nearby.

Decorated Navy sailor Clarence Thompson of New Orleans, who was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, was returned home after 81 years.

Louisiana native Clarence Thompsons career in the U.S. Navy spanned 23 years and two world wars before he was killed at Pearl Harbor on USS Oklahoma.

Louisiana native Clarence Thompsons career in the U.S. Navy spanned 23 years and two world wars before he was killed at Pearl Harbor on USS Oklahoma.

Paul Charvet took one last flight the day before he was scheduled to return home in 1967 and was never seen again. His remains were found in 2020.

A military funeral with full honors finally came for Seaman 2nd Class Floyd F Clifford. He was just 20 years old when he died on December 7th, 1941, less than a year after having joined the Navy.

A memorial was held in honor of Navy seaman Houston Temples, who was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor. The memorial was held on the 81st anniversary of the attack.

The remains of Navy Seaman First Class Houston Temples were identified last year and he was laid to rest with proper military honors 81 years later.

BOGALUSA, La. (AP) — On the 81st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, family and friends gathered to pay their respects to a Navy veteran from Louisiana who was killed in the assault. A memorial service was held Wednesday for Seaman First Class Houston Temples at the American Legion Hall in Bogalusa, his hometown, decades after the strike on Pearl Harbor that claimed Temples' life and thousands more.