HI6 - Pearl Harbor | USS Arizona Memorial

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Description: USS Arizona Memorial 1 Arizona Memorial Place Pearl Harbor, Hawaii GPS: 21.3648,-157.9499 Access: 7am-5pm. Two photos required, one on shore with motorcycle, one at the USS Arizona Memorial. Order free tickets ahead of time at https://bit.ly/3r9fUuz On December 7, 1941, during a surprise attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy, four of the eight largest U.S. naval battleships were sunk in Pearl Harbor. The other four suffered major damage. Eight other naval vessels were sunk or badly damaged. 188 aircraft were destroyed at nearby airfields. 2,402 people died, 1,247 were wounded. Two of the battleships, one being the USS Arizona, still lie on the bottom along with the 1,177 bodies of sailors caught below deck that day. In spite of all that’s been written about Pearl Harbor, nothing comes close to a visit in person to this world-renowned memorial and Hawaii’s largest tourist attraction. Anyone with the slightest interest in military history should make a trip here at least once. Pick up your ticket and then board the Navy tender that ferries visitors to the monument straddling the USS Arizona. Once there, visitors are free to walk about, take in the exhibits, smell the still-leaking fuel after 65 years, and talk with the docents. One elderly docent claims, “It’s the best job I’ve ever had and I don’t get paid for it.” One story is about what happened when a Pearl Harbor survivor passed away. The family is given the option of a military ceremony on the memorial complete with 21-gun salute. If the honoree was cremated, a team of two Navy divers hold the urn aloft for a last chance for the family to see it, then dove down to place it into the ship’s hold, a permanent resting place alongside his comrades. Ask the docents about the baby’s ashes interred on the nearby USS Utah. Or about the outdated anti-aircraft guns that caused so many civilian casualties. So many stories.... Get there early because the tours fill up fast. Also includes an excellent video program on the events leading up to December 7 and how the surprise attack shook America to it’s core. An auditory tour is available, narrated by Ernest Borgnine. Removal of hats is advised on the memorial site. Made in America: One can spend hours in the gift shop itself, or visit the many outdoor exhibits around the nearby USS Bowfin Submarine Museum. http://www.bowfin.org/museum Nearby is a memorial with 52 plaques honoring the downed submarines from World War II, and the names of each of the submariners. Outdoor exhibits include examples of torpedoes used in the war, including steam-driven, electric, harpoon and missile-torpedos. Made in Hawaii: You may want to refer to this handcrafted list of Oahu dining establishments by rider Michael Bowe-Rahming of Converse, Texas, former resident of Honolulu. https://bit.ly/38F5h7O Instructions: Take a photo similar to the one above, along with rider flag and motorcycle. Refer to http://bit.ly/Rules_5-7 for photo verification. Scorers have final say whether standards are met.

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