Remembering 25th Infantryman John Seelie, Pearl Harbor Survivor

John Seelie, a U.S. Army veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor, holds an American flag as he sits in a wheelchair during a visit to the 9/11 Memorial Museum.
John Seelie visiting the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in May 2017. Photo by Jin Lee, 9/11 Memorial.

In recognition of the 76th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, we remember Pearl Harbor survivor John Seelie. Seelie was able to realize his long-awaited wish to visit the 9/11 Memorial Museum in May 2017, three months before he passed away in August 2017. He was 94.

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