Being a military History "buff" this was a place that I have always wanted to visit.To visit Pearl Harbour is a real experience as there are so many different sites here most are solemn places to commemorate the fallen on December the 7th 1941 when The Japanese attacked the Naval Fleet in Pearl Harbour sinking and also damaging most of the ships in the Harbour.. The most significant memorial here is the USS Arizona..one of the biggest Battleships in dock that day and sank with most hands.1100 were lost on the Arizona that day...To stand above this huge ship is to wonder of the day when these boys were in battle while being attacked and the little chance they had to retaliate..as I looked down on the sunken ship from the viewing platform a drop of oil came to the surface then sort of dispersed itself in a rainbow on the water...and I thought..wow..that has been in the bilge of that battleship since it went down.. This site is one of the most visited sites in The USA..
This card was posted home from Pearl Harbour as a souvenir of my visit..
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