Joel's Pictures
Hawaii, August 2004
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Pearl Harbor & the USS Arizona Memorial
The USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor - Tue 31 Aug 2004 01:32:26 PM
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Views of the harbor from the boat ride accross the harbor to the memorial. - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:16:05 PM
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Pearl Harbor is still a working & active military port. - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:20:18 PM
Approaching the memorial from the water. - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:57:33 PM
The USS Arizona Memorial, seen from the boat on the ride over. - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:18:33 PM
Another look at the outside of the memorial. - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:20:21 PM
Entrance to the USS Arizona Memorial - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:42:02 PM
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A plaque inside the memorial - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:29:46 PM
Another plaque inside the memorial - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:31:34 PM
The flag above the memorial, seen from inside the memorial itself. - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:26:58 PM
Tourists inside the memorial - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:31:59 PM
Over 2000 people were killed on December 7, 1941, most were Navy on the USS Arizona. This wall lists the names of the Navy Sailors & Marines still entombed inside the Arizona. - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:25:42 PM
This is a list of USS Arizona survivors who chose to be interred with their shipmates on the Arizona after their deaths. - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:26:12 PM
You can still see the ship just below the surface of the shallow waters of Pearl Harbor. - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:29:54 PM
Parts of the ship aren't even completely submerged. - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:30:46 PM
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Markers like this around the harbor show where the various ships sank on December 7, 1941. - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:18:45 PM
USS Vestal - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:28:37 PM
USS Nevada - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:43:12 PM
A map of Pearl Harbor. - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:54:08 PM
The USS Missouri is docked at Ford Island, near the USS Arizona Memorial. The war in the Pacific started at the USS Arizona, and came to an end on September 2, 1945 with the signing of the Japanese surrender on the Missouri. - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:27:15 PM
A closer view of the USS Missouri - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:28:45 PM
Pearl Harbor is still a busy, working harbor, and there is still a US military base in Pearl City. - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:28:52 PM
These plaques list the names of those killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. - Tue 31 Aug 2004 01:05:15 PM
This plaque summarizes casualties by location and boat. - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:59:35 PM
The grounds around the Visitor Center & museum are beautiful. - Tue 31 Aug 2004 12:53:53 PM
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A Japanese torpedo, recovered from the harbor. - Tue 31 Aug 2004 01:11:03 PM
On December 7, 1941, at approximately 8:06am, the USS Arizona was mortally wounded by an armor-pericing bomb from the Japanese attack. The bomb slammed through The Arizona's deck and ignited its forward ammunition magazine. In less than nine minutes, it - Tue 31 Aug 2004 01:12:00 PM