Walter R. Borneman

Walter R. Borneman is the author of "Brothers Down: Pearl Harbor and the Fate of the Many Brothers Aboard the USS Arizona."

Pearl Harbor 80th anniversary brings memories, tributes – and a lesson

OPINION December 7, 2021

Pearl Harbor 80th anniversary brings memories, tributes – and a lesson

The attack on the United States fleet at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, 80 years ago today, remains one of the most traumatic events in American history. America changed overnight.

Walter Borneman: Few Pearl Harbor survivors remain – yet 79 years later, they still inspire

OPINION December 7, 2020

Walter Borneman: Few Pearl Harbor survivors remain – yet 79 years later, they still inspire

Out of the Arizona’s crew of 1,500 men, 1,177 sailors and Marines, from an admiral to the greenest recruit, died.