Pearl Harbors Survivors Association formally disbands at end of year . Another group , individuals are taking up the baton . President Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted a `` war economy ... and his idea was to let them fire the first shot , '' said the Navy veteran . This year 's commemoration marks 70 years since September 11 attacks on Japan . Cremated remains of two service ##men will be buried in ships at Pearl Harbor .
Pearl Harbors Survivors Association formally disbands at end of year . Another group , individuals are taking up the baton . This year 's commemoration marks 70 years since September 11 attacks on Japan . Cremated remains of two service ##men will be buried in ships at Pearl Harbor .