[ErnBatavia]

I hope you've been back...the Pearl Harbor Memorial is fabulous; and don't ignore the adjacent USS Bowfin (submarine museum) within walking distance; I've been several times and never cease to be amazed at how under publicized the Sub setup is.

I'm tempted to book another trip to the area, now that the USS Missouri is on site.

[EnochPowellWasRight]

"I hope you've been back...the Pearl Harbor Memorial is fabulous"

I'm not sure "fabulous" fits here. Somber, yes. Inspiring and thought-provoking, yes. But not "fabulous". Not for an American.

[kilowhskey]

Ern, I have made several visits to the USS Pampanito in San Francisco, a sub of similar vintage. Those diesel boats never cease to amaze me. I went through her once with a diesel boat deck officer. I was amazed when we went through the steering and engine rooms, he rattled off the name of every valve and every piece of machinery. I sailed as a snipe aboard a surface ship in RVN, and I can assure you that my deck officers could not do the same thing.