December 6, 2009 – Strasburg residents marked the 68th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor at the town square. Mr. Bachman, who also is a Strasburg Borough Councilperson, served as Master of Ceremonies. A tree containing 2,403 white lights, one light for every person who died at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, was lit and will remain lit until the second week of January. The tree also contains more than 4,000 red and blue lights for those who died in our country’s current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Senator Lloyd Smucker was among the speakers who recognized the day and the sacrifice given by so many of our brave defenders of freedom.