ST. GEORGE – The local chapter of the Pearl Harbor Survivors’ Association, many other veterans’ organizations and members of the community marked “The Day of Infamy” today in an 11 a.m. memorial ceremony at Vernon Worthen Park in St. George.
The four remaining Pearl Harbor survivors that reside in the St. George area were honored:
Garth Sawyers (US Army) USS ANTARES (AKS-3) • Wardell Jenkins (US Army) 251st C/A Artillery, Camp Malakole • Dick Werner (Honorary) US Navy USS ARIZONA (BB-39) • Lee R. Warren (US NAVY) USS MACDONOUGH (DD-351)
Please enjoy our photo gallery of the ceremony.
Note: Click on photo to enlarge it, then use your left-right arrow keys to cycle through the gallery.
The Patriot Guard Riders of Southern Utah arrive at the Pearl Harbor Survivors’ Ceremony at Vernon Worthen Park, St. George, Utah, Dec. 7, 2012 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsThe Patriot Guard Riders of Southern Utah arrive at the Pearl Harbor Survivors’ Ceremony at Vernon Worthen Park, St. George, Utah, Dec. 7, 2012 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsThe four remaining Pearl Harbor survivors arrive at the Pearl Harbor Survivors’ Ceremony at Vernon Worthen Park, St. George, Utah, Dec. 7, 2012 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsThe four remaining Pearl Harbor survivors arrive at the Pearl Harbor Survivors’ Ceremony at Vernon Worthen Park, St. George, Utah, Dec. 7, 2012 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsGarth Sawyers arrives at the Pearl Harbor Survivors’ Ceremony at Vernon Worthen Park, St. George, Utah, Dec. 7, 2012 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsLee Warren arrives at the Pearl Harbor Survivors’ Ceremony at Vernon Worthen Park, St. George, Utah, Dec. 7, 2012 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsPresentation of the flag at the Pearl Harbor Survivors’ Ceremony at Vernon Worthen Park, St. George, Utah, Dec. 7, 2012 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsPresentation of the flag at the Pearl Harbor Survivors’ Ceremony at Vernon Worthen Park, St. George, Utah, Dec. 7, 2012 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsPresentation of the flag at the Pearl Harbor Survivors’ Ceremony at Vernon Worthen Park, St. George, Utah, Dec. 7, 2012 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsPresentation of the flag at the Pearl Harbor Survivors’ Ceremony at Vernon Worthen Park, St. George, Utah, Dec. 7, 2012 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsThe four remaining Pearl Harbor survivors present a memorial wreath at the Pearl Harbor Survivors’ Ceremony at Vernon Worthen Park, St. George, Utah, Dec. 7, 2012 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsThe four remaining Pearl Harbor survivors present a memorial wreath at the Pearl Harbor Survivors’ Ceremony at Vernon Worthen Park, St. George, Utah, Dec. 7, 2012 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsPearl Harbor memorial plaque in Vernon Worthen Park, St. George, Utah, Dec. 7, 2012 | Photo by Julie Morgan, St. George NewsAmerican Legion ceremonial rifle salute at the Pearl Harbor Survivors’ Ceremony at Vernon Worthen Park, St. George, Utah, Dec. 7, 2012 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsThe American Legion attends the Pearl Harbor Survivors’ Ceremony at Vernon Worthen Park, St. George, Utah, Dec. 7, 2012 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsThe American Legion attends the Pearl Harbor Survivors’ Ceremony at Vernon Worthen Park, St. George, Utah, Dec. 7, 2012 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsCommunity members attend the Pearl Harbor Survivors’ Ceremony at Vernon Worthen Park, St. George, Utah, Dec. 7, 2012 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsSeven-year-old Maggie Peterson performs at the Pearl Harbor Survivors’ Ceremony at Vernon Worthen Park, St. George, Utah, Dec. 7, 2012 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George NewsMembers of the Dixie High School Air Force JROTC attend the Pearl Harbor Survivors’ Ceremony at Vernon Worthen Park, St. George, Utah, Dec. 7, 2012 | Photo by Alexa Verdugo Morgan, St. George News
(L-R) Garth Sawyers, Lee Warren, Wardell Jenkins and Dick Werner enlistment photos, circa 1940
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Joyce Kuzmanic has been editor in chief of St. George News since 2012, having contributed as a reporter and assistant editor since the publication's inception in 2010. Before St. George News, Joyce has been a private business owner and enjoyed a long career as a paralegal in real estate, business and tax law transactions.
She enjoys hospitality, thinking, reading and adventuring in the great outdoors. Joyce currently resides in St. George with her husband and her dog, Scratch.
