December 7, 1941. ??

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We went to Pearl Harbor about six years ago & spent most of the day, took the tour to the Arizona Memorial, been trying to think of the words to explain the feeling, their just aren't any.
John

In 1970, I went to Hawaii with my Godfather (I called him Uncle George). He was there on 12/7/41. Originally a Master Chief on the Arizona and transferred to the Astoria not long before Pearl Harbor Day. Not thinking, I asked him to go with me to Pearl. On the memorial, he just started crying. When I asked what was wrong, he answered, "Many of my friends are down there." That was one powerful moment for both of us.

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We went to Pearl Harbor about six years ago & spent most of the day, took the tour to the Arizona Memorial, been trying to think of the words to explain the feeling, their just aren't any.
John

very simliar to the 9-11 Memorial
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I visited the memorial about 1987. The number of Japanese tourists out there was astounding. I saw one old guy pointing around the harbor and talking in Japanese to a small crowd of fellow tourists. I hate to think that he had been there. They seemed to have no shame.

All the names on that wall. I saw the oil still leaking from the hull. I walked around the base, I had Naval Reserve ID. You can still see bullet holes left in a few buildings. It was all very moving.

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