Archive for June 21st, 2012
» posted on Thursday, June 21st, 2012 by Linda Lou Burton
The Black Tear
Linda Burton posting from Honolulu, Hawaii – “To the best of our knowledge, there are 13 remaining survivors,” the Ranger told us, as we gathered on the windy platform that stands sentinel over the remains of the USS Arizona. Out of the crew of 1,511, there were 334 crewmen who survived the December 7 attack, 1941. We were shown the movie first; live footage of events and fears that led up to the attack; Japanese and US defense strategies; consequences. Now here, peering down into the waters of Pearl Harbor, we see the rusted evidence of that day, an iridescent oil slick shimmering in the waves part of the story too. » read more
» posted on Thursday, June 21st, 2012 by Linda Lou Burton
It Was Left Alone
Kayla Shumate, age 10, traveling with grandmother, posting from Honolulu, Hawaii—G mom and I went to the USS Arizona. We got our tickets, and waited for our turn. We had 12:30 tickets. When it was 12:30, we went in to watch the movie about the USS Arizona. I learned that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor shortly before 8:00 on December 7th 1941. The ship’s air raid went off about 7:55. The bombers scored four hits and three near misses on and around the Arizona. The last bomb hit at 8:06 in Gun Turret III. The explosion killed 1,177 out of the 1,511 crew. The movie ended and we went out to our boat to go see the sunken ship. » read more