Wreaths are laid to honor those who lost their lives in the 1944 West Loch disaster during the 5th Celebration of Life for West Loch Internees ceremony at the National Cemetery of the Pacific May 21, 2014, in Honolulu. General Vincent Brooks, Army Pacific Commander, honored the memory of the fallen and was the keynote speaker at the event. The ceremony marked the West Loch disaster's 70th anniversary. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)


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