USS Arizona / Pearl Harbor

This morning we flew into Oahu to spend some time in Honolulu ... and go to the LOST premiere tomorrow! We stopped at pearl harbor first thing to see the USS Arizona memorial. It was so sobering to see the sunken battleship ... and 70 years or so later it's still leaking oil. It's hard to believe that almost 1200 soldiers are still down there. Probably the coolest thing was seeing the list of several USS Arizona survivors who chose to be buried under the wreckage with their shipmates.

Just so you all know, tomorrows blog post will come late due to the four hour time difference and the LOST premiere ;) but we are so excited and can't wait to share it. But not spoilers of course ;)

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Remember Pearl Harbor -- Keep America Alert!

America's oldest living Medal of Honor recipient, living his 101st year is former enlisted Chief Petty Officer, Aviation Chief Ordnanceman (ACOM), later wartime commissioned Lieutenant John W. Finn, U. S. Navy (Ret.). He is also the last surviving Medal of Honor, "The Day of Infamy", Japanese Attack on the Hawaiian Islands, Naval Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, 7 December 1941.

(Now deceased) 'Navy Centenarian Sailor', 103 year old, former enlisted Chief Petty Officer, Aviation Chief Radioman (ACRM, Combat Aircrewman), later wartime commissioned Chief Warrant Officer Julio 'Jay' Ereneta, U. S. Navy (Ret.), is a thirty year career veteran of World War One and World War Two. He first flew aircrewman in August 1922; flew rearseat Radioman/Gunner (1920s/1930s) in the tactical air squadrons of the Navy's first aircraft carriers, USS LANGLEY (CV-1) and USS LEXINGTON (CV-2).

Visit my photo album tribute to these centenarian veteran shipmates and other Pearl Harbor Survivors:

http://news.webshots.com/album/123286873BFAAiq

http://news.webshots.com/album/141695570BONFYl

San Diego, California