| Hawaii experienced a day of infamy on December 7, | | | | wept by crewmembers of the USS Arizona. Tourists |
| 1941. The Japanese had the opportunity to execute a | | | | of all nationalities stop to visit the memorial in |
| sneak attack on the United States of America at Pearl | | | | remembrance of the lives that were lost on that |
| Harbor. It's a day the world will never forget because | | | | fateful morning long ago. |
| of the success the Japanese Zero bombers | | | | You can expect the mood at the USS Arizona |
| experienced when they took the perfect opportunity | | | | memorial to be somber, although the attack took place |
| to sink the US fleet. The USS Arizona Memorial will | | | | over sixty-five years ago. The USS Arizona memorial |
| remind us of that day forever. | | | | Park caretakers do a fine job of filtering guests, which |
| You might take advantage of the perfect opportunity | | | | average about 4500 daily, through the Memorial. You |
| to sip fruity drinks and relax in the sunshine when | | | | will be given a ticket upon arrival to the Memorial. They |
| visiting Hawaii. But don't forget about the historical | | | | will inform you about when you can enter into the |
| perspective of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. It's one sobering | | | | movie theater for spectacular scenes of the infamous |
| spot, which tourist should not miss. Hawaii has built a | | | | attack. |
| memorial on Pearl Harbor; it signifies the United States | | | | The amount of time, which you will have to wait in |
| of America's entry into World War II on December 7, | | | | order to see the Pearl Harbor movie, will depend on |
| 1941. | | | | the time of year you visit it. USS Arizona memorial |
| Pearl Harbor was once renowned simply for its | | | | hosts the highest number of crowds during the |
| plentiful supply of pearl oysters, and they took the | | | | summer months, so you may find that you wait-time to |
| perfect opportunity give the harbor that name. No one | | | | be a couple of hours. |
| could have ever imagined the bloodshed upon the | | | | Do not be concerned because you will find plenty of |
| waters of the harbor of pearls. It was unimaginable | | | | things to do while you wait. You can visit the museum, |
| that it would be the catalyst for the United States to | | | | which consists of memorabilia. You will find letters that |
| enter World War II. | | | | soldiers sent to their loved ones. There are also |
| The skies of Pearl Harbor metaphorically darkened on | | | | uniforms of the soldiers on display. It has photographs |
| December 7, 1941. But it was not clouds, which hid the | | | | of Japanese Zero planes; and it has maps that depict |
| allegorical sunshine. It was Japanese Zero bombers, | | | | destruction of Pearl Harbor. |
| which hid the symbolical sunshine. | | | | Be sure to visit the World War II USS Bowfin |
| December 7, 1941 | | | | submarine, which is located at the Pearl Harbor |
| The illustrious pearls, for which the harbor was named, | | | | memorial site. Take a stroll through the USS Bowfin |
| have long since become obscured in relationship to the | | | | Museum and Park. The submarine has been kept |
| infamous attacks of Japanese Zero bombers on that | | | | intact; and you will see a replication of how the men |
| fateful morning of December 7, 1941. The Japanese | | | | aboard the USS Bowfin submarine lived. You can |
| Zero bombers had the perfect opportunity to fly over | | | | actually walk through the USS Bowfin submarine. The |
| and attack spring a sneak attack on an unsuspecting | | | | living quarters of this particular submarine are very |
| fleet of Navy ships of the United States of America. | | | | compact, so be aware if you happen to be |
| The Japanese planned their sneak attack well. They | | | | uncomfortable in tight chambers. |
| expected the armed forces personnel to be in deep | | | | Pearl Harbor |
| slumbers after an ardent Saturday night. The early | | | | You tour through the Pearl Harbor memorial will |
| morning hours on the Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was lit up | | | | progress fairly quickly after the brief interval that you |
| with the death and destruction of a major part of the | | | | wait for your show time. The movie is actually only |
| United States of America's Navy. | | | | about twenty minutes long. But it portrays exactly |
| Roughly half of the 2335 US soldiers that died during | | | | what happened early on that fateful morning of |
| the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor were aboard the | | | | December 7, 1941. |
| USS Arizona. The gigantic ship was bombarded; and | | | | The short video is complete with video footage. You |
| then it sank after less than ten minutes of the attack. | | | | will be taken on a short ferry ride after you have |
| Thousand of men were trapped aboard the USS | | | | watched the complete footage of the movie. You will |
| Arizona. The ship is a giant tomb today, and it lies on | | | | then have the opportunity to walk all the way aft, to |
| the exact spot where it sank on that fateful day many | | | | the rear of the memorial ship. You will be able to pay |
| years ago. | | | | regards to the wall, which lists all of the names of |
| There are over 1.5 million visitors to the USS Arizona | | | | crewmen who died on the momentous morning of |
| Memorial yearly. Most of the bodies of soldiers aboard | | | | December 7, 1941. |
| the ship were not recovered. The memorial to the | | | | December 7, 1941 will live in infamy. I cannot keep from |
| USS Arizona was erected, and it floats directly above | | | | getting emotional whenever I visit the USS Arizona |
| the spot where the ship remains lay today. | | | | Memorial and USS Bowfin Museum & Park. Many |
| The USS Arizona continues to leaks oil, in very small | | | | Americans lost their lives and the opportunity of hope |
| amounts, into Pearl Harbor today. Many people | | | | for their future. |
| consider the leakage of oil to be black tears that are | | | | |