The 73rd anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day will be observed Sunday in Lehighton by the Lehighton United Veteran Organization.

The brief event will be held at 12:48 p.m. at the World War II monument along Sgt. Stanley Hoffman Boulevard, Route 209, in Lehighton.The time coincides with the time the attack occurred on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii (7:48 a.m. Hawaiian time) by Japanese planes on Dec. 7, 1941, officially drawing the United States into World War II.UVO members will gather at the memorial at 12:30 p.m.After the Lehighton service, the firing squad will stand in front of the Lehighton VFW Post 256, at the borough park, for a gun salute at 1 p.m.The events conclude at 1:15 p.m. at the Lehighton American Legion Post where a final salute will occur.The Pearl Harbor Day service has become an annual event by the UVO.Harry J. Wynn III, of the UVO, said a firing squad and the playing of taps are scheduled. Wynn will speak briefly at the Lehighton program.