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Calligraphy -> RE: The USS Arizona Memorial Interments (2/1/2013 2:56:42 PM)
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While only veterans of Pear Harbor can be put to rest at the Arizona, many others are regularly interned by underway vessels. Last year, I had the honor of editing and polishing a recording of a burial where thirty or so sailors had been put to rest, and burned a copy for each of their families. Traditionally, all U.S. Navy and Coast Guard 'man the rails' when they pass the Memorial. It's an incredibly impressive site, and something I hope to have the opportunity to take part in myself (hoping for an around-the-world tour next year *crosses fingers!*) Allot of foreign Navies also participate when visiting Pearl, which I think is a very honorable and respectful thing to do.
When I was knee-high-to-a-grasshopper, my father not only took me to visit the Arizona, but also the Hale Makai Barracks. The building is riddled with bullet holes, and I distinctively remember how powerful an effect it had on me to touch the scars. The year I graduated from High School, he took me to see the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, specifically the changing of the guard, Arlington, the Vietnam Memorial, the Marine Corp War Memorial and the Combat Nurses Memorial in one great big trip. They are all exceptional memorials, with important stories attached to them as well.
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