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Dec. 7
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vicariousrider
War Eagle!
May the heroes from that day be never forgotten - and may we carry the fighting spirit from that day with us, wherever we go!
John Stanley Alford - Pearl Harbor Survivor
My grandfather was on board the U.S.S. California when it was sunk and was trapped with others for nearly 4 hours until rescue divers could reach them. The local newspaper wrote an article about him as he recalled his experience back in 2001, just one month before he passed away. He passed away May 4, 2001 while I was in boot camp. God Bless, grandpa.
My grandfather was on board the U.S.S. California when it was sunk and was trapped with others for nearly 4 hours until rescue divers could reach them. The local newspaper wrote an article about him as he recalled his experience back in 2001, just one month before he passed away. He passed away May 4, 2001 while I was in boot camp. God Bless, grandpa.
Someday, when the opportunity presents itself, visit the "quiet" side of Ford Island. Visit the USS UTAH.
There's also a little known story of the "smallest member of the crew" who lies at rest aboard the USS UTAH today --- watched over by 54 of the ship's finest ....
A "SMALL" ADDITION TO THE STORY OF THE USS UTAH
Chief Yeoman Albert T. D. Wagner had the ashes of one of his twin daughters, Nancy Lynne, in his locker aboard ship on that fateful day of December 7, 1941. He was waiting for a Chaplain to come aboard and for the UTAH to go out on maneuvers so that her ashes could be scattered at sea in the old Navy tradition. The urn containing the ashes of the tiny baby girl went down with the UTAH. Frogmen tried to reach Wagner's locker to retrieve the urn, but the ship was too badly damaged. Therefore, there is a baby girl aboard the USS UTAH being guarded by 54* of the Navy's finest.
Link: PEARL HARBOR: THE USS UTAH (BB31/AG16) STORY
Present day remains of the USS UTAH:
photo by A4sForever
There's also a little known story of the "smallest member of the crew" who lies at rest aboard the USS UTAH today --- watched over by 54 of the ship's finest ....
A "SMALL" ADDITION TO THE STORY OF THE USS UTAH
Chief Yeoman Albert T. D. Wagner had the ashes of one of his twin daughters, Nancy Lynne, in his locker aboard ship on that fateful day of December 7, 1941. He was waiting for a Chaplain to come aboard and for the UTAH to go out on maneuvers so that her ashes could be scattered at sea in the old Navy tradition. The urn containing the ashes of the tiny baby girl went down with the UTAH. Frogmen tried to reach Wagner's locker to retrieve the urn, but the ship was too badly damaged. Therefore, there is a baby girl aboard the USS UTAH being guarded by 54* of the Navy's finest.
Link: PEARL HARBOR: THE USS UTAH (BB31/AG16) STORY
Present day remains of the USS UTAH:
photo by A4sForever
FormerRecruitingGuru
Making Recruiting Great Again
Son of a Grunt
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Lest we forget:
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What is that?
It's the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor. Wow.
I surely hope that your "down-home raisin" hasn't made you that entirely closed off to the rest of the world..
That there is the ship that saw the greatest loss of life of any warship in the history of the U.S. Navy. Almost as many men died aboard that warship as were killed in 9-11, to put it in modern perspective. I know you're all about the Marines, but I am sure she had a pretty sizeable marine contingent on board, as well.
Tex_Hill
Airborne All the Way!!!
My God, what are they teaching - or in this case not teaching - you kids today?
Talk about weeping for the future.
I dunno ... but I do know that when you see black Navy bunker oil, nearly 70 years old, still seeping up to the surface, you are speechless. I was .... that's oil in the foreground -- not algae. Sorry for the size of the pic, but I thought you might want a clearer look ... it has a very somber, sobering effect on one.
photo by A4sForever