Memorial Day
May 26, 2018 17:20:21 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
A minor tribute to those who gave their lives in war. A few pictures from Pearl Harbor. The day we visited Honolulu it was nearly 100 F. As I have a heat sensitivity problem, I could not stand in the long lines for boarding the USS Missouri or the trip to the USS Arizona Memorial. The two are close neighbors - I was at the bow of the Missouri when I took the picture of the Arizona Memorial. The oil that is still leaking from the Arizona has been determined non-threatening to the environment, so nothing has been done to stop the leak. The residents of Honolulu call it "the tears of those who are still on board the ship."
May 26, 2018 17:45:38 #
May 26, 2018 18:04:40 #
Enjoyed your series and apropos to this Memorial Day weekend. I am partial to #4, an iconic image with the city in the background. Well done.
May 27, 2018 10:11:45 #
nimbushopper wrote:
I was stationed next door for three years about the same time.Nice photos, I was stationed there for awhile almost 50 years ago.
May 27, 2018 10:17:57 #
nimbushopper wrote:
Nice photos, I was stationed there for awhile almost 50 years ago.
Ditto,but next door at Hickam.Those were the days, my friend.
May 27, 2018 10:40:59 #
May 27, 2018 16:42:46 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
UTMike wrote:
It apparently has some serious structural problems.Good work! They just closed the Arizona Memorial indefinitely.
May 27, 2018 19:48:50 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
carlysue wrote:
Enjoyed your series and apropos to this Memorial Day weekend. I am partial to #4, an iconic image with the city in the background. Well done.
Thank you, carlysue. I thought it a good idea to remind folks of the meaning and intent of this holiday that originated in 1868. My wife and I each lost an uncle in WWII and I a stepbrother in Vietnam.
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