Watch: WWII Vet Becomes Star of the Show at White House Commemoration of Pearl Harbor Day

By Andrea Ruth | 3:15 PM on December 07, 2017

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President Donald Trump sings a proclamation for National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day with survivors of the attack, during an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Trump was one-upped for showmanship by World War II veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor, retired Navy Chief Quartermaster Mickey Ganitch at the White House on Thursday.

Ganitch broke out singing the 1942 hit “Remember Pearl Harbor” as Trump made his remarks commemorating Pearl Harbor Day.

“He’s a very shy person,” Trump joked when Ganitch was finished.

Ganitch was joined by five of his fellow WWII veterans: US Navy Flight Engineer Jack Holder, Navy Seaman First Class Robert Fernandez, Army Staff Sergeant George Blake, and Army Privates Alexander Horanzy and Lawrence Parry.

Ganitch only sang one stanza, the full version is below: