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Skyhawk · 08-05-07, 11:10 PM

Thanks for sharing these pictures with us gents. All the photos were good. The shot of the Arizona Memorial (where you can see the sunken wreckage) reminded me of the first time I saw it in r/l. Was ship's company on the U.S.S. New Orleans and we stopped in at Pearl on the way home after a WestPac to pick up some Tigers and catch a couple days liberty in Hawaii before we returned to San Diego.

Will never forget the somber and sad mood that came over me as I pondered what those last few moments were like for the men trapped in the wreckage, who must have known their death was certain. What a way to go, poor souls all, may they rest in peace.

Regards

greyrider · 08-06-07, 02:59 PM

skyhawk, how did you get up to the superstructure?

Skyhawk · 08-06-07, 04:40 PM

Greyrider,

We were transported to it via one of the U.S.S. New Orleans' ship-to-shore "skiffs" (I think that's what the squids called them) . I was a rifleman in an U.S.M.C. Honor Guard taking part in a memorial service for the fallen.

OT: I also had the honor of being in the rifle detail that gave the rifle salute at the dedication of the U.S. Marine Lebanon Memorial Monument in Osceola, Arkansas (1/15/84) during my period of active duty as a U.S. Marine. The memorial was for all the Marines killed in the Beirut barracks bombing.

These two experiences will go to my grave with me, I'll never forget them, or what they were about . . .

Regards

badaboom · 08-06-07, 05:57 PM

Thanks for sharing that with us SkyHawk,My we never forget our fallen......Semper Fi!!!!

alunatic · 08-07-07, 03:40 AM

Awsome pictures man. Where is that? I would love to go and see all that.

badaboom · 08-07-07, 05:03 PM

Hello Alunatic!Greyriders pictures are from BattleshipCove in Fall River MA,heres a link-http://www.battleshipcove.com/
My pics came from FORD Island O'HAU Hawaii at Pearl Harbour,heres a link-
http://www.battleship.org/html/News/.../MoToPearl.htm

alunatic · 08-07-07, 08:38 PM

Well, I've always wanted to go to Hawaii but I just added Fall River MA to my "want to go there" list

08-06-07, 05:57 PM	#4
badaboom Weps Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 359 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Thanks for sharing that with us SkyHawk,My we never forget our fallen......Semper Fi!!!! __________________

08-07-07, 05:03 PM	#6
badaboom Weps Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 359 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Hello Alunatic!Greyriders pictures are from BattleshipCove in Fall River MA,heres a link-http://www.battleshipcove.com/ My pics came from FORD Island O'HAU Hawaii at Pearl Harbour,heres a link- http://www.battleship.org/html/News/.../MoToPearl.htm __________________

08-05-07, 11:10 PM	#1
Skyhawk A-ganger Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 79 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Thanks for sharing these pictures with us gents. All the photos were good. The shot of the Arizona Memorial (where you can see the sunken wreckage) reminded me of the first time I saw it in r/l. Was ship's company on the U.S.S. New Orleans and we stopped in at Pearl on the way home after a WestPac to pick up some Tigers and catch a couple days liberty in Hawaii before we returned to San Diego. Will never forget the somber and sad mood that came over me as I pondered what those last few moments were like for the men trapped in the wreckage, who must have known their death was certain. What a way to go, poor souls all, may they rest in peace. Regards

08-06-07, 02:59 PM	#2
greyrider Watch Officer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: massachusetts Posts: 334 Downloads: 237 Uploads: 0	skyhawk, how did you get up to the superstructure?

08-06-07, 04:40 PM	#3
Skyhawk A-ganger Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 79 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Greyrider, We were transported to it via one of the U.S.S. New Orleans' ship-to-shore "skiffs" (I think that's what the squids called them) . I was a rifleman in an U.S.M.C. Honor Guard taking part in a memorial service for the fallen. OT: I also had the honor of being in the rifle detail that gave the rifle salute at the dedication of the U.S. Marine Lebanon Memorial Monument in Osceola, Arkansas (1/15/84) during my period of active duty as a U.S. Marine. The memorial was for all the Marines killed in the Beirut barracks bombing. These two experiences will go to my grave with me, I'll never forget them, or what they were about . . . Regards

08-07-07, 03:40 AM	#5
alunatic Bosun Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lafayette, Louisiana (I'm English though) Posts: 65 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Awsome pictures man. Where is that? I would love to go and see all that.

08-07-07, 08:38 PM	#7
alunatic Bosun Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lafayette, Louisiana (I'm English though) Posts: 65 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well, I've always wanted to go to Hawaii but I just added Fall River MA to my "want to go there" list