{"id":985,"date":"2007-05-31T22:18:47","date_gmt":"2007-06-01T03:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meisterplanet.com\/journal\/2007\/05\/31\/hawaii-day-two-the-beginning-and-end-of-wwii\/"},"modified":"2007-05-31T22:21:15","modified_gmt":"2007-06-01T03:21:15","slug":"hawaii-day-two-the-beginning-and-end-of-wwii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meisterplanet.com\/journal\/2007\/05\/31\/hawaii-day-two-the-beginning-and-end-of-wwii\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii: Day Two – The Beginning and End of WWII"},"content":{"rendered":"

USS Arizona Memorial - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii<\/a>
\nApproaching the USS Arizona by boat<\/span><\/p>\n

USS Arizona: The Beginnings of World War II<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our second day in Hawaii was mostly spent satisfying the historical interests of my father and brother with a trip to Pearl Harbor<\/a>. There, visitors can see two very important ships, the first of which is the sunken remains of the battleship USS Arizona<\/a>.<\/p>\n

USS Arizona Memorial - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii<\/a>
\nInside the memorial hall<\/span><\/p>\n

The Arizona Memorial<\/a> is a very quiet, solemn place. After an introductory movie in the land-side museum, visitors are taken out by boat to the memorial itself. While most of the above water superstructure has been removed, the base of the giant gun turrent still stands as silent witness.<\/p>\n

Around the memorial, there are pools of oil, leaking slowly from the wreckage at a rate of 2 quarts per day even 66 years later. To the memoral staff and locals, the oil is often referred to as the tears of the ship, weeping for the 1,177 crew members lost on December 7th, 1941.<\/p>\n

USS Arizona Memorial - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii<\/a>
\nThe Arizona’s forward gun turret base<\/span><\/p>\n

USS Missouri: The End of the War<\/strong><\/p>\n

USS Missouri - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii<\/a>
\nThe forward guns on the battleship USS Missouri<\/span><\/p>\n

On the other side of Pearl Harbor, the ship where the japanese surrender ceremony<\/a> took place on September 2nd, 1945, signaling the end of the second world war, lies docked.<\/p>\n

USS Missouri - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii<\/a>
\nInside the massive battleship<\/span><\/p>\n

The battleship USS Missouri<\/a> has a long and rich history, having served in World War II, the Korean War and the Gulf War. We were able to take a complete, guided tour throughout the ship, thanks to my younger brother. The tour went from the control deck all the way down to the engine room, and introduced us up close and personal to 60 years of naval history.<\/p>\n

USS Arizona Memorial - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii<\/a>
\nMain gun targeting computers<\/span><\/p>\n

In the course of a few hours, we went from the tragedy that started one of the most famous wars in history, to the joys of the end of the very same conflict. It was a long and exhausting day, but ultimately a rewarding one for all of us. <\/p>\n

PHOTO GALLERY » HAWAII: DAY TWO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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