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We also dove in Oahu, see dives 45 thru 48. But after that, we had a whole day to spend doing other stuff. One of the things we did was to go see the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. We all know what happened here, but if you don't, there is some background HERE and HERE.
If you do visit the Memorial, you might want to check the sites listed above anyway as you'll probably learn a lot more about the incident than you will at the Memorial. Lily and I were pretty disappointed with how "sanitized" the exhibits were. If you're going to educate, then show the whole story. War is ugly, let's not kid ourselves. We just felt we learned a LOT more about the incident from various PBS shows about it than from visiting the site.

Lily posing at the sign.
Viewed: 86 times.
The actual memorial is out in the bay, built on top of the USS Arizona which is still under water.
Viewed: 95 times.
Here you can see the original mooring for the USS Arizona.
Viewed: 78 times.

If you look down you can see parts of the ship just under water.
Viewed: 153 times.
I'm glad this turned out. Here you can see that the ship still leaks some oil.
Viewed: 105 times.
The main attraction at the Memorial itself is this wall with all the names of people who died during that attack.
Viewed: 90 times.

A close-up of the wall.
Viewed: 148 times.
Looking out you can see more parts of the ship just poking through the water.
Viewed: 81 times.
Lily made me pose for this goofy picture.
Viewed: 65 times.

I guess this is what's left of one of the big gun turrets.
Viewed: 114 times.
Back at shore you can see some submarine which we didn't visit and the visitor center with the museum.
Viewed: 57 times.
Close-up of the Missouri docked nearby.
Viewed: 95 times.

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We also dove in Oahu, see dives 45 thru 48. But after that, we had a whole day to spend doing other stuff. One of the things we did was to go see the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. We all know what happened here, but if you don't, there is some background HERE and HERE. If you do visit the Memorial, you might want to check the sites listed above anyway as you'll probably learn a lot more about the incident than you will at the Memorial. Lily and I were pretty disappointed with how "sanitized" the exhibits were. If you're going to educate, then show the whole story. War is ugly, let's not kid ourselves. We just felt we learned a LOT more about the incident from various PBS shows about it than from visiting the site.
Lily posing at the sign. Viewed: 86 times.	The actual memorial is out in the bay, built on top of the USS Arizona which is still under water. Viewed: 95 times.	Here you can see the original mooring for the USS Arizona. Viewed: 78 times.
If you look down you can see parts of the ship just under water. Viewed: 153 times.	I'm glad this turned out. Here you can see that the ship still leaks some oil. Viewed: 105 times.	The main attraction at the Memorial itself is this wall with all the names of people who died during that attack. Viewed: 90 times.
A close-up of the wall. Viewed: 148 times.	Looking out you can see more parts of the ship just poking through the water. Viewed: 81 times.	Lily made me pose for this goofy picture. Viewed: 65 times.
I guess this is what's left of one of the big gun turrets. Viewed: 114 times.	Back at shore you can see some submarine which we didn't visit and the visitor center with the museum. Viewed: 57 times.	Close-up of the Missouri docked nearby. Viewed: 95 times.

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