Arizona Memorial

[Jimmy Youngblood]

[Jerry Overstreet]

Thanks for that reminder Jimmy. Tomorrow is the anniversary of that terrible disaster at Pearl Harbor. A salute to all the brave folks who served there, lost lives and had loved ones lost there.

[Billy Tonnesen]

Got to visit the Arizona Memorial in 1987. It was a very moving experience. There were also a lot of Japanese tourists there. In 1987 I think half the tourists in Hawaii were Japanese. Very polite and respectful people.

[Jimmy Youngblood]

In Dec 1959 my ship came into Pearl Harbor. We went right by the Arizona.

I recall it was sure a strange feeling for this 18 year old kid.

[Dan Galysh]

I know what you felt, Jimmy. A somber feeling hit me like a wave when I visited there a few years ago. That and very much respect...

[Ray Harrison]

Having been stationed onboard USS Goldsborough DDG-20, for 3 years in Pearl Harbor, I had many opportiunities to view the wreckage, from the water and the Memorial. It was always a humbling experience. The leaking fuel that rises from the hull is a constant reminder of that fateful day.

[Bill Bailey]

Hey Jimmy,
Good to hear from you. I was there in 1964 aboard the Carrier USS Oriskany. We tied up on the opposite side of the Battle ship Row, right next the rusting hulk of the USS Utah which was mistaken for a flattop by the Japanese because it had been used for bombing practice by our planes, which dropped sacks of flower instead of bombs. I walked all the way across Ford Island and stood there looking at the memorial from the Island side. Words fail to discribe the emotions felt on that day. Stay close Jimmy, You too Ray.

[Mike Neer]

I've been to the memorial a few times and it's always a very chilling and somber experience.