Over $250k Raised on GoFundMe for Pearl Harbor’s 75th Anniversary

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1 min readDec 6, 2016

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Wednesday, December 7 will mark the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the GoFundMe community has raised over a quarter of a million dollars for commemoration events and travel to the historic site.

More than 100 GoFundMes were created in honor of this anniversary, including:

Pearl Harbor 75th for Ed Hamilton
Boston, Massachusetts

Ed Hamilton is a World War ll vet from South Boston. His community set up a GoFundme Page so that they can donate to help defray the costs of his going to Hawaii to attend the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor.

Pearl Harbor 75th Anniversary
Schaumburg, Illinois

For the last 5 years, Paolo Cascio has been photographing veterans, and his dream has been to document the final survivors of the USS Arizona. Thanks to his GoFundMe, he’s currently in Hawaii, filming and taking photos of these Pearl Harbor heroes.

KMS Marching Saints to Pearl Harbor
Kerkoven, Minnesota

The KMS Marching Saints have been selected to participate in the 75th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. They are honored to be the only band to represent Minnesota in tribute to those who fought at Pearl Harbor.

For more Pearl Harbor campaigns, visit this page.

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