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To: Rummyfan

Made it to USS Arizona memorial and the USS Missouri on July 30th. We were first in line for our group and the volunteer guide (who was six years old and living in Honolulu on 12/7/41) gave us a small bunch of orchids to put in the water at the memorial.

Found out that one 16 inch gun barrel of the Missouri weighs 179,000 pounds (weight of the space shuttle). Yesterday after we got home I found out my wife's uncle served on the Missouri during the 1950's.

A very moving experience all in all. Anyone in Hawaii must visit the Memorial.


256 posted on 08/07/2006 12:41:42 PM PDT by wordsofearnest (Bring Back Torre (There's new grass on the field))
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To: wordsofearnest

It is very moving to visit both the Arizona and the Missouri.


257 posted on 08/07/2006 1:42:20 PM PDT by Rummyfan
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