1,177 crewman who lost their lives on USS Arizona battleship during the attack of Pearl Harbor. Why?? All because of the deteriorating relations between Japan and the US over the security of the Southeast Asia.
That December 7 morning, at Pearl Harbor - 185 vessels of the US Pacific fleet lay calm and serene. 7 of the battleships were tied-up along the battle-ship row. Without any warning and being undetected on the radar, Pearl Harbor and most of the ships especially the USS Arizona was attacked by 800kg armor piercing bomb (pix below). In less than 9 minutes, it sank with 1,177 of its crew.
Today, the USS Arizona is the final resting place for the many lost lives. A 184-foot long Memorial structure lay across the mid-section of the battleship.
We took a boat out to the Memorial and visitors were told not to make any noise but to only whisper when inside the Memorial. Standing on the Memorial structure and looking beneath at the destroyed ship was unbelievably a hair-standing experience.
May these 1,177 souls continue to rest in peace!
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