We went to pearl habor on our third day to see the USS Arizona memorial. It was a very sobering event. The navy takes you out by boat to get to the memorial. The memorial is built like a bridge over the ship so that it does not touch it. Everyone is really quiet. You can see parts of the ship that still remain out of the water, and they've erected a memorial flagstaff where the mast leg once was. I would highly recommend going to see this. There is also a museum and a video that you're required to see back where they load you onto the navy boat.
A view of the memorial as we're approaching on the boat.
Oil that still leaks from one of the underwater hatches. They estimate that 2 quarts of oil leaks from the ship every day. Many consider this to be the tears of those entombed here.
This is the base of gun turrett #3 which remains out of the water.
Here is the wall which lists everyone who died aboard the ship. Back at the museum there is another memorial which lists everyone else who died on Oahu that day because of the attack.
The memorial flagstaff seems to say so much without saying anything at all...
A view of the memorial as we're approaching on the boat.
Oil that still leaks from one of the underwater hatches. They estimate that 2 quarts of oil leaks from the ship every day. Many consider this to be the tears of those entombed here.
This is the base of gun turrett #3 which remains out of the water.
Here is the wall which lists everyone who died aboard the ship. Back at the museum there is another memorial which lists everyone else who died on Oahu that day because of the attack.
The memorial flagstaff seems to say so much without saying anything at all...
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