Together At Last by jwiest
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Alright, so this is the photo I wasn't so sure about uploading yesterday. Had a heck of a time coming up with a title that I liked, but this seemed fitting.
We went to the USS Arizona memorial in Pearl Harbor while we were in Hawai'i. I'm sure many of you have seen photos of the memorial out in the water. I was surprised to learn that there's parts of it that still stick out from the water and that they'd actually had to cut off part of the ship.
But that's not the point of this. At the one end of the memorial, they've got a listing of all the crew that went down with the ship, and then I noticed this other listing off to the side that just made me stop short for an instant when I read it.
In case the angle of the lettering is too odd for you to read, here's how the top reads.
"USS Arizona Survivors Interred With Their Shipmates"
John
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Comments (21)
alhak
well, what do you say to that...shows alot of respect for their mates doesnt it.....thanks for sharing this pic
TheAnimaGemini
Very touching John. And how i told you yesterday...makes me sad and somehow angry. War is a crime on all humans. ;((((
jdehaven
Your latest series of images are very educational and poignant in this time. I am glad that you decided to post this.
brycek
This is wonderful John..glad you put this up!!
janedj
I agree width Bryce John!!!!
erlandpil
This is wonderful John..glad you put this up!! Agree here erland
shanpoo
Im glad you put this up also....Shannon ;}
Gor111
A wonderful indoor light and a fabulous silent atmosphere in it!!!
RodolfoCiminelli
The war is something stupid that the only thing that gets is the death of valuable human beings....!!! Excellent homage.....!!!
sharky_
A special Salute. Aloha
shadownet
A wonderful tribute.
CaperGirl42
wesome pic John- thank you for sharing this hugz anne
huenersh
Great salut to the brave sailors!
chimera46 Online Now!
A very touching shot, well done.
STEVIEUKWONDER
That means, that almost 30 (I counted 23, I might be wrong) of those survivors, chose to be buried with their war time colleagues. That just goes to show the comradeship between Soldiers and Sailors...not forgetting Airmen! This is a phenomenal picture John. Well spotted! Steve :o)
drifterlee
Awesome shot. I thought they left the dead in the ship.
akulla
WOW, didnt know that -- imagine having an experience like that -- something you would never forget. Thanks for sharing.
Syltermermaid
A wonderful reminder at all this young sailors who drowned!!!! In the village I come from in Germany we had a young guy, he was the only surviver from the German U-Boot U-Hai(U-2365)which sunk at Sep. 14th 1966 with 20 men on board!! He was never again what he was before and he never ever talked about what was happen!!! Thanks for sharing!! Hugs Ute
helderres
My friend John!!! Thank you for sharing with us this picture. This is a more important picture than it can seem in a first moment because it reminds us as the horrors of the war can affect the people and it reminds us also that after all, we have a human side also and that we needed to rescue that side to avoid other wars. Very well done my friend.
Unicornst
Not only educational, but as others have stated... a sharp reminder of what war is really about.
PsychoNaut
Good men, and I can certainly understand their desire to be buried there. Heck, I lost my brother 11 or so years ago, not to military, but I'd be honored to be buried beside him. I agree w/ helderres. I just wish more of the humane side would be embraced sometimes.