Pearl Harbor Day

Teacups · ‎04-13-2010

Thanks to all whose families served or in were involved in WW2.

lulu2 · ‎03-09-2010

I heard this morning today will be the last formal reunion for the survivors. So sad.

Visiting the Arizona Memorial is a humbling experience.

Teacups · ‎04-13-2010

Oh gosh I did not hear that! So very sad....Yes I visited the Arizona Memorial and cried my eyes out.

MaggieToo · ‎03-09-2010

There is a story out now about the memorial being in disrepair and is under very poor management.

viva923 · ‎03-12-2010

huge story in our newspaper about how poorly managed Pearl harbor memorial is and it is falling apart at the seams.

I lived on Oahu for 5 years and never made it over to the PH memorial. I drove by it so often, to many to count.

kittymomNC · ‎08-09-2012

That is something that we should all remember. There are so few veterans of that war left now, it is very sad.

I was reminded of it recently when I watched a movie called "Battleship". It's actually a decent movie (if you like this kind of movie) about aliens landing in the Pacific Ocean, which I know sounds like "why are you talking about that on this thread?"

The reason is that part of the movie was filmed aboard the USS Missouri, a World War II battleship that was the one on which General MacArthur ended the war with Japan. Director Peter Berg said it was such an honor just to be sitting on board where that took place.

On September 2, 1945, in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Missouri, representatives of the Allied and Axis powers met in solemn ceremony to “conclude an agreement by which peace can be restored”.

For those of our Greatest Generation, the significance of that moment coming after years of devastation and death could never be diminished or forgotten. It remains for us now to know and understand, to appreciate their service and sacrifice, and to always remember.

The Missouri, also known as "Mighty Mo", was later used in both the Korean War and Operation Desert Storm, before being retired and set up as a memorial at Pearl Harbor.

When I watched the movie, they had a lot of shots of the actual behind the scenes filming of it and talking to the Director, Peter Berg, and the actors. The USS Missouri went out to sea for the first time in 20 years to film parts of the movie, and they used a lot of real Navy personnel while filming in Hawaii, as well as a few actual World War II veterans in the final "battle". These old veterans looked like they were having a blast getting to be on the ship again.

Real World War II Navy Veterans battling aliens? Sounds like a terrific idea if you're director Peter Berg, helming the blockbuster Battleship. “By far my favorite moment on Battleship is getting to meet these veterans, " said Berg. "Some of those guys are in their 90s, and they would come on board with the energy of a 20 year old. They had all these stories. They were having the best time. They get to be on their ship. That was, by far, my career highlight.”

I didn't know I would learn more about an important time in history just because I watched a movie.

Lucky Charm · ‎03-09-2010

I visited the Mighty Mo along with the USS Arizona and also paid my respects at the Punchbowl (cemetery).

Very humbling experience.

kittymomNC · ‎08-09-2012

On 12/7/2014 Lucky charm said:
I visited the Mighty Mo along with the USS Arizona and also paid my respects at the Punchbowl (cemetery).

Very humbling experience.

It must have been exciting for those who have had a chance to do this. We have the Battleship USS North Carolina which was used in the Pacific theater in WWII. It's also a memorial now in Wilmington NC. I've never had a chance to visit it, but I really would like to. Maybe sometime soon...

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

My uncle was at Pearl Harbor - he survived but said it changed his life in a very bad way because he learned there how to hate. He was only 18 at the time.

tishkins · ‎01-25-2014

It is very sad if it's true that the memorial is in need of repair. This site is a scared place- the burial ground of our men and maybe women who were in the military. Can't imagine how this was made to happen. We have people who jumped on every bandwagon to save this and that. It is a part of our history; people died so that the future generations could have what they have now. I am really angry since my father fought in the Pacific campaign. Government wake up.