NAS Whidbey chapel observes Pearl Harbor Day

Gayle Vyskocil will share her husband’s story of surviving the attack at Pearl Harbor Sunday at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.

Gayle Vyskocil will share her husband’s story of surviving the attack at Pearl Harbor Sunday at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.

The presentation will be given as part of a Pearl Harbor Day remembrance at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, in the Chapel on Ault Field.

Military personnel, retirees, Department of Defense civilians and their families are invited.

While Vyskocil is the keynote speaker, she made it clear that she was not to be the focus of attention.

“I’m not the story, the Pearl Harbor survivors are,” Vyskocil said.

The Cascade Chapter has lost a number of its members in recent years and has dwindled down to just a few members.

“It would be nice to have people besides our small group,” Vyskocil said.

Vyskocil said she will present a speech written by her late husband at Sunday’s ceremony about his experience at Pearl Harbor. She will also share anecdotes about other local survivors during the speech, explaining what they were experiencing that day.