“When the Arizona exploded, she rained sailors.” — Memories of a survivor
Today is the 69th anniversary of the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The next day the United States entered World War II against the Axis powers (Japan, Germany and Italy). It is remarkable that they are all allies of the United States today!The culmination of that battle was the sinking of the USS Arizona at the cost of over 1100 American men. They are forever entombed in the ship. The Arizona memorial remains the most popular attraction in Hawaii, please visit when you are in the state. But we should never forget what happened today. Here are a couple of pictures taken from my honeymoon of the Arizona as she sits today under water.
Amazingly, she is still leaking oil after all these years!
The names of the 1177 Sailors and Marines who died on the Arizona:
Battleship Row: The White moorings are the positions of the ships on December 7th, 1941.
The USS Missouri is permanently moored next the the Arizona. The war ended on the decks of the Missouri in in 1945 in Tokyo Harbor.
Michelle Malkin: Remembering Pearl Harbor 69 years later
3 comments:
Thanks for this post. I have had the good fortune to visit our 50th state with our boys when they were younger.
I made it a point for us to visit this sad landmark, but yet it was inspiring. War is hell, that has not changed.
really awesome shots you have found
Too soon we have forgotten. Too soon we have allowed ourselves to become politically correct in thinking our enemies are just misunderstood and all we need to do is offer them understanding. We have become fat, lazy and complacent not just physically but mentally. We have forgotten the hard learned lessons of December 7, 1941.
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