Last hurrah for Pearl Harbor survivors.

The reunion of Pearl Harbor survivors on Dec. 7 is the last official gathering by the organization as the generation who lived the day of infamy passes into history.

"The youngest of the living Pearl Harbor survivors, those who were in their teens and early twenties in 1941, are now in their early-to-mid eighties," said USS Arizona Memorial Association Executive Director George Sullivan. "Given the age of survivors and their limited ability to travel, the 65th anniversary will mark the last planned Survivors Summit, a reunion of survivors in Hawaii."

The Pearl Harbor Survivors National Reunion, conducted every five years since the end of World War II, is expected to attract more than 300 living survivors of the attack against Hawaiian military installations on Dec. 7, 1941. Including family members, Sullivan expects more than 1,200 with a direct link to the attack. Another 1,800 visitors are expected.

"In the past we have had ceremonies recognizing those who gave their lives at Pearl Harbor," he said. "But this year we want to recognize the last survivors as well."

All Battle of Pearl Harbor survivors are invited to attend the last reunion which runs from Dec. 2-8 in Honolulu. Sullivan estimated there were 70,000 service members on Oahu when the attack took place.

More than 1.5 million visitors tour the USS Arizona memorial each year. On Dec. 7, 1941, the Japanese Navy attacked military airfields and the U.S. Pacific Fleet anchored in Pearl Harbor. When the two-hour attack ended, 21 ships were damaged or sunk, and the death toll reached 2,403.