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Annie Miller Almond *
TTie next morning, Sept. 16, | they had a conducted cruise to, Pearl Harbor. 1 never realized < Pearl Harbor was so large. This is , a story in itself which I cannot go , into detail. This was not a happy'] cruise, for me it was sad but instructive. We saw the, devastation same as of that Dec. ] 7, 1941. However, we also saw the beautiful Memorial erected over the sunken USS Arizona | where more than 1100 persons) are entombed. The architect designed it so persons could enter and go under the water where as he said one could really feel what these men had given to their country. We thought when we were told of the cruise we would be allowed to enter this Memorial, but as soon as we saw our packed cruise ship we realized this would not be allowed. As we ' cruised the waters among these i ruins if one wanted he could toss flowers from the window. I took my orchid crown and tossed it in memory of one of Rappahannock’s own boys, John Wood.
The Memorial over the USS Arizona was dedicated on Memorial Day, 1962. The flag flies at the top of the mast in memory of all American servicemen killed on Dec. 7, 1941. The Navy considers the Arizona sentimentally in commission. Every morning and evening a color guard raises or lowers the flag.
From this cruise we had lunch at the Fisherman’s Wharf. From there we drove to Mt. Tantala including the Punch Bowl (National Cemetery). In talking to Charlie Palmer upon my return I had this in mind when he spoke of the “Blow Hole” which is one of Hawaii’s spectacular water geysers. We did see that and I hope to have a photo of it. However, these two scenic places are not together. Punch Bowl has been called the birthplace of Honolulu for out of it once came the lava where the city proper stands today. Punchbowl Lookout gives another beautiful view. It is an extinct volcano crater estimated to be 75,000 years old. The Hawaiian name is Puowaina, meaning reverence. Today the Public Crater serves as a National Cemetery for more than 16,000 war casualties. They include Spanish American War veterans, American dead from World War II and Korean conflict, through the crisis in Vietnam. Our coach stopped at the curb near the grave of Ernie Pyle and close by was a new grave. Covered with the most exquisite flowers, beautiful orchids. One day a year, Memorial Day, a lei and a flag is
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