Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona.
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| This bell was removed from the USS Arizona and is displayed on shore. |
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| Remains of the USS Arizona. |
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| Oil still leaks from the ship drops at a time. |
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| The list of 1,177 men who died on the ship. A smaller list on the bottom left are those who survived, but who requested that upon death their cremated remains be interred on the ship. A ceremony is held and Navy divers take the urn to an open slot where it is deposited into the ship. |
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| The memorial does not touch the ship. |
USS Oklahoma Memorial.
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| The marble columns are for the 429 men who lost their lives when the USS Oklahoma was sunk and represent the Naval tradition of standing at attention along the rails of the ship. "Manning the rails" is done in full dress whites. |
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| This Japanese torpedo was dredged from the bottom of Pearl Harbor in 1991 full of 600 pounds of explosives. |
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| USS Missouri |
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| Entrance to the "Mighty Mo." |
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| The guns rebound 5 feet when fired. |
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| The spot where the peace treaty with Japan was signed to end World War II. |
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| The beginning and the end of World War II represented by the USS Missouri guarding the USS Arizona Memorial. |
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| Bunks inside the ship. |
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| Dental offices. |
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| Built in games. |
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| Loading the guns. |
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| Not much room or privacy. |
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Views of the harbor from the USS Missouri.
USS Bowfin.
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| Torpedos away! |
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| We thought the USS Missouri's bunks were small until we saw the ones on the Bowfin. |
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| Notice the narrowness of this submarine. |
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| The anchor from the USS Arizona. |
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| My dear friend Alison. Her husband is working at the Polynesian Cultural Center for a year and a half. She was so nice to let us stay at her lovely condo in Turtle Bay for two nights. |
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| The church's property stretches all the way to the ocean for a nice unobstructed view. |
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| View from the temple steps. |
A lovely end to our first full day in Hawaii.
2 comments:
WOW! I would love to go there someday and see all that you and Curt were able to see! Very fascinating! Also, the temple is soooo pretty, I had no idea that their property went clear down to the ocean. I definately want to go and see that temple one day.
Pearl Harbor is a very sacred place! It really makes you stop and think about all that has happened to maintain peace in this great land.
Love the Hawaii Temple, and every time we go to do a session it is closed some how. Island time I guess, and we haven't figured it out. Loved walking those grounds when I was a student there millions of years ago!
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