WITH VIDEO: Veterans remembered on anniversary of Pearl Harbor

ALPENA -- It has been 80 years since Japan killed 2,390 service members and civilians by attacking Pearl Harbor and local veterans and residents honored the fallen at a short ceremony Tuesday.

The event was held behind the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center and the cold temperatures and strong wind didn't dampen the importance of remembering the men and women who died during the surprise attack that drew the United States into World War II.

After Bill Romstadt opened the ceremony with the invocation, the names of 30 men from Michigan who lost their lives were read and a ring of a bell sounded to honor their legacy.

Check out the video below. Viewing on mobile? Turn your device horizontally for the best viewing experience. Story continues below the video.

More than 1,178 people were injured during the attack, which came from the air and the U.S. military took a large hit when it lost a large portion of its Naval fleet.

The attack from the air by Japan came in two waves and led to the sinking of the four battleships, several of which were later raised and recommissioned, with the USS Arizona still laying where it sank to this day. Four other battleships were heavily damaged.

The gunfire and torpedoes also destroyed or damaged three destroyer ships and three cruisers and other vessels.

There were also 188 U.S. aircrafts that were destroyed, as well as some nearby airstrips.

Japan suffered light losses, as only 29 planes, five midget submarines, and 65 servicemen were killed.

When President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the nation on the day of the attack, he famously called the event and the impact it had on the nation, a day that will live in infamy.

On Dec. 8, 1941, the United States declared war on Japan and moved into the Pacific and European theaters in World War II.