Photos by Tag: pearl harbor
December 7th, 2021
Remembering Pearl Harbor attack, 1941
I had the opportunity in 2013 to visit Pearl Harbor, including a “back view” tour by a gracious veteran/docent. This vantage point is from the Ford Island shoreline, near the site of the original memorial to the USS Arizona. According to the U.S. Park Service, the USS Arizona is the final resting place for many […]
December 7th, 2007
Remembrance
Just last night a few friends of mine were talking, noting generational differences between our parents and ourselves. Obviously this is not true of all who served in my mother and father’s era, but many who fought in World War II came home, packed away their uniforms and quietly returned to their roles as sons, […]