This was the second time for me to visit this memorial. It is quite an experience. Should you find the time to get to Hawaii this is one of the sites you will want to visit. Lots of folks do go there. The National Park Service, the US Navy and the TSA all work together to make the experience worthwhile and it is efficiently and effectively operated. Go early. The lines form quickly and it can take some time to get out to the memorial.
A US Navy cargo ship, I think. It is moored at Pearl Harbor.
The USS Arizona Memorial as seen from the Memorial Center Grounds.
Did I mention you should get there early? This is an example of the length of the lines. This was about 8AM. I have no idea who the folks are in the foreground.
The main entrance to the memorial
A Replica of the Japanese flagship that led the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Another view of the Memorial as seen from the Center. 
The USS Bowfin is a part of the sights to see at the Memorial.
A view of the memorial as the boat transporting us neared it.
Another view of the Memorial prior to docking.
The number two gun turret with a view of mooring spots for the other ships that were moored along battleship row on that fateful morning.
This a list of the names of all of the crew that perished on the USS Arizona.
This plaque commemorates the Memorial.
Looking toward the Memorial Shrine.#38
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An impressive memorial Jack.
thanks for this post. in my many visits back to hawaii, i've never visited pearl harbor or any of the wwii related sites. chicken-ass, i guess.
my dad was stationed at pearl for a good part of the war - and stayed on after - that's why i was born at tripler's army hospital, even though my dad was in the navy.
thanks again jack!
It was a moving experience and a beautiful memorial.
I'm glad you all liked it. I must admit, I was apprehensive to go see it again. The last time I saw it was on a rather cloudy day. My remembrance of the vision of the ship just below the water was an eerie one. There are more than 900 hundred bodies still entombed there.
bird, should you ever decide to visit the Memorial, you won't be disappointed. You won't have to be there long. It is so well planned, that you are only there for about 15 minutes at the most. That is all the time you need to reflect on the site and its meaning.
Shannon, glad it meant something to you. I know Kevin was keen to visit it.
i regret missing the chance to go to the memorial.
thanks for the amazing pics that paint a pretty vivid (if not grim) picture of the site.
oh, and btw, i responded to your TYPO mention on fuzziechadsrule.
good to see that all that Hononlulu sun didn't impair your vision at all....
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B
this is the second time that an entry of mine has come across as "
"steve..."
i wish someone would introduce me to this guy. he seems nice.
really...
wtf is going on?
So that's where Uncle Cecil and Aunty Mabel got to!!!! They're the couple in the foreground!
Just kidding...thanks for sharing those pics with us...wonderful.
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