Mr. Ronald G. Scharfe, a World War II veteran, observes the USS Arizona Memorial during a World War II veterans harbor tour as part of the 80th Anniversary Pearl Harbor Remembrance on Dec. 5. US Navy Photo
A reminder of the attack on Pearl Harbor sits in the office of Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro.
It is the ship’s bell from USS Vestal (AR-4), a repair ship that was at the naval station when the Japanese attacked 80 years ago.
During the attacks, six sailors were trapped in a fire control...