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USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor closed indefinitely
The Associated Press ^ | 26 May 2018 | The Associated Press

Posted on 05/27/2018 7:35:51 AM PDT by US Navy Vet

HONOLULU — Damage to the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu was worse than expected and it will remain closed indefinitely, officials said.

Boat transportation to the attraction was suspended May 6 after one of the vessel operators noticed a crack on the outside of the memorial, Hawaii News Now reported .

Tourists were allowed to disembark at the memorial after crews completed interim repairs. But the cracks reappeared hours later, indicating a more serious issue.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Arizona; US: Arkansas; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: battleship; braking; hawaii; honolulu; memorial; navy; pearlharbor; ussarizona
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To: Phinneous; Jedediah

The third arrival is here, safe and sound!

Memorial Day - to honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.

Happy Memorial Day birthday American Robin baby no. 3!

Luv this. The world is a classroom. So much to learn. Even if I only catch a fraction of the teaching, I can shoot for a 100% attendance and attention record, no nodding off.


61 posted on 05/28/2018 7:43:33 AM PDT by Ezekiel (All who mourn(ed!) the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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To: US Navy Vet

Is the memorial a fixed structure? Perhaps a floating memorial might make more sense? Just saying. Never been to Hawaii so I wouldn’t know.


62 posted on 05/28/2018 10:10:34 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you)
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To: US Navy Vet; All
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63 posted on 05/28/2018 1:31:31 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: ASA Vet

>> Spoiling a perfectly good rant by injecting facts into the topic <<

Definitely should be grounds for a zot.

(We don’t need no stinkin’ facts.)


64 posted on 05/28/2018 3:00:04 PM PDT by Hawthorn
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To: doorgunner69

True, the Utah was sunk and left there. I just didn’t include her since she was no longer used as a battleship, just a weapons trainer / target ship.


65 posted on 05/28/2018 3:21:43 PM PDT by Svartalfiar
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To: Bonemaker; bgill

Environmentalist assholes were complaining about the effect on poor mother Gaia a few years back from these leaks. They shut up pretty quick after they were shouted down by veterans.


66 posted on 05/28/2018 3:48:20 PM PDT by Hardastarboard (Three most annoying words on the internet - "Watch the Video")
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To: Portcall24

[Last time a USMC retired was a docent and demanded respect. He looked like he just had spent the morning as a drill instructor to some boots. Everything about him was perfect.]

I wonder if they could have some sort of permanent posting like the tomb of the unknown soldier where a serviceman tells people to shut up and show respect.


67 posted on 05/28/2018 4:24:24 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (My "White Privilege" is my work ethic.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Coming up on 76.5 years.


68 posted on 05/28/2018 5:45:19 PM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: sciencewriter86

And I will always hate and despise those who treat our country like it is a cheap trollop and the cause of all the world’s problems, and who hate those of us who served and love our country. Those of us on Free Republic know the feelings most of us old men living in their dotage, with memories of America’s greatness, honor and decency in the world. And it is a shock for this old man to see the streets full of metrosexuals, perverts, hate filled minorities and border jumpers, and the streets of our cities full of layabouts, drug addled thugs, and fat, tattooed women. Our young people wander our sidewalks and fill our businesses in a state of incomprehension because they have their noses buried in the fantasy boxes called smart phones. Yes, my friends. On this Memorial Day we are all far, far away from the Arizona and what it is, was, and is falling into rusted and brittle steel, just as our body politic is.


You Sir, are a gentleman. I agree with every word, and could not have stated the same as eloquently. We are witnessing our nation’s last days. When those of us who truly love our country are gone, those left will take her into the abyss..very sad.


69 posted on 05/28/2018 5:50:11 PM PDT by AFret.
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To: NCC-1701

Utah was a battleship, however it had been converted to a target ship during the inter war period.


70 posted on 05/28/2018 6:16:10 PM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: headstamp 2

I think the major difference is The Tomb of the Unknown is controlled by the Army while the Arizona Memorial is controlled by the National Park Service.


71 posted on 05/28/2018 6:29:59 PM PDT by Portcall24
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To: KC_Lion

I’ve long found it fascinating that at Pearl Harbor you can literally see where the war with Japan started and where it ended in one place. I don’t think that can be said of any other war in all of human history.


72 posted on 05/29/2018 9:27:10 AM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
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To: V K Lee

The volcano is on the big island of Hawaii. Pearl Harbor on Oahu.


73 posted on 05/29/2018 11:53:06 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: US Navy Vet

I would like to go to Hawaii one day, and I want to see the Pearl Harbor memorial when I do. I hope that repairs do not take a long time.


74 posted on 05/29/2018 5:36:49 PM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: US Navy Vet

You might enjoy my son’s Eagle Scout project biography of USS Arizona survivor Lou Conter; includes footage we took at the 75th anniversary observances in 2016.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_L0kWTqPiA


75 posted on 05/30/2018 10:47:01 AM PDT by j.havenfarm ( 1,000 Posts as of 8/11/17! Still not shutting up after all these years!)
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To: Ezekiel

That’s a little meshuge.

CC


76 posted on 06/01/2018 12:51:05 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (Do you know what really burns my ass? A flame about 3 feet high.)
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To: Celtic Conservative
That’s a little meshuge.

Great! That means you'll remember it. Well whatever works. :)

And if you think that's crazy, wait til you see what the Apollo 11 mission was all about. You heard it here first.

77 posted on 06/01/2018 5:02:17 PM PDT by Ezekiel (All who mourn(ed!) the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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To: doorgunner69; Ruy Dias de Bivar

The U.S. was desperately in need of resources and held innumerable scrap drives. Why would they just dispose of all that steel like that? Why wasn’t it hauled back to mainland steel mills?


78 posted on 06/04/2018 11:59:04 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Why would they just dispose of all that steel like that? Why wasn’t it hauled back to mainland steel mills?

The size of the scrap pile was astonishingly small in 2008, considering the amount of material removed. May well have used some for shipbuilding. There was zero evidence of movement, so if anything large was removed, it was a long time ago.

79 posted on 06/04/2018 1:55:19 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Give me the liberty to take care of my own security..........)
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To: doorgunner69

I was wondering why they didn’t haul it back in December 1941.


80 posted on 06/04/2018 2:13:28 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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