I visited the USS Arizona memorial in March 2004, and it had quite an effect on me. To be standing right where so many people died; people who might still be alive today otherwise.
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66 years ago today, Japanese bombers attacked the U.S. Navy installation at Pearl Harbor, the act that eventually sent my grandfather to Japan.
I visited the USS Arizona memorial in March 2004, and it had quite an effect on me. To be standing right where so many people died; people who might still be alive today otherwise.
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Edited at 2007-12-07 05:01 pm (UTC)
Sent one grandfather to France, and the other was a railroad engineer, so he didn't go. Unlike many, we were lucky and got our grandpas back. I try to remember to pray for those who weren't so lucky; in that war or the following ones.
*HUGS*
He spent the rest of his life being fascinated with Japan :) It may be part of what attracted my mother to go to China.
the ride out and back was neat, allowing some cool views of it coming and going.