USS Arizona Memorial

Thursday, 25 Aug 2005 | Travel

Today we went to see the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. We got there at 6:00 am so we could get in line near the front. One of the few survivers of the USS Arizona greeted us as we entered the building. I was touched by his warm persona. We were fortunate enough to get on the first boat to the memorial. It was a sobering experience to say the least. I was suprised to see oil still rising from the wreckage of the USS Arizona still submerged under the familiar white memorial.

Toni and Erin listened to the guided tour headsets and enjoyed the extra information. I bought my dad a very neat solid brass commemerative coin at the gift shop. It was packaged in a a handsome velvet jewelry box, encased in plastic with a certificate of authenticity. My dad really liked the coin and that made me very happy.

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