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The USS Arizona Memorial Interments - 1/31/2013 6:35:01 PM

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I never knew this about the USS Arizona war memorial. Amazingly deep honor and tradition.

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RE: The USS Arizona Memorial Interments - 1/31/2013 6:57:00 PM

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Very moving. And I'd never heard of this either.

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RE: The USS Arizona Memorial Interments - 1/31/2013 6:59:41 PM

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ORIGINAL: MasterG2kTR

I never knew this about the USS Arizona war memorial. Amazingly deep honor and tradition.

I thought all Americans knew about this.

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RE: The USS Arizona Memorial Interments - 1/31/2013 7:43:00 PM

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This is the best thing that could be done for those survivors, not many men have this opportunity to rejoin their shipmates this way.

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RE: The USS Arizona Memorial Interments - 2/1/2013 12:21:23 AM

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Many have heard of the motto "no one is left behind", but few outside the military community really understand how seriously we take the remains of our fallen.

Below is a link to another detail that is largely unknown and poorly reported. The Tomb of the Unknowns has been gaurded 24 hours a day without pause since 1948, even Huricane Sandy and more severe weather does not keep The Old Guard away. Being assigned to this unit is a tremendous honor.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/10/soldiers-guard-the-tomb-of-unknowns-during-hurricane-sandy/

EDIT: While we're on the subject, there is another item which is almost NEVER reported in the news. We have a POW in Afghanistan. Bowe Bergdahl was captured in 2009 and has been a prisoner for 3 1/2 years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowe_Bergdahl

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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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RE: The USS Arizona Memorial Interments - 2/2/2013 12:29:00 AM

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Funny thing about the military, they do like traditions

Family lore is my grandfather went down with his crew at pearl harbor. Never looked it up, but after 7 generations of navy find it hard to believe someone would make that up.

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RE: The USS Arizona Memorial Interments - 2/2/2013 12:45:08 AM

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