"Their tenacity helped define the Greatest Generation and their valour fortified all who served during World War II," he said.
"As a nation, we look to December 7 1941 to draw strength from the example set by these patriots and to honour all who have sacrificed for our freedoms."
At 7:55 am (17:55 GMT), the moment Japanese bombers swooped on the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, a ceremony was held by the wreck of the USS Arizona, one of 12 vessels sunk that day seven decades ago.
Barely 120 survivors of the Pearl Harbor attacks remain.BBC News US & Canada 7 December 2011 Last updated at 13:31 ET
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