I happened to be in Pearl Harbor a week after the 70th anniversary. My wife is an underwater photographer for the national Park service and I met her there, they were diving on the Arizona. I went to the memorial on the last tour of the day and told the pilot of the boat that I would stay behind and go back with the submerged resource unit. After everyone left I was alone on the platform. It went from being very loud to silence. I stood there and gave thanks to all who sacrificed their lives. It was amazing how peaceful and calm it was but I could not shake the feeling of all that was lost that day. May all who lost their lives rest in peace.
Sacrificed their lives? For what? They didn't commit some sort of heroic act, they were attacked. Pearl Harbor was the equivalent to a home intruder breaking in and shooting you. They died for nothing you idiot.
@@slavecoder9928 Is that why the Yamato was nothing but a Target that is now sitting on the Bottom of the Pacific; or why the Japs acted like Cowards? Eat a bag of D1cks, Kid.
@@slavecoder9928hat are you talking about? Are you trying to be a troll? Japan was NOT the winner of the war!! Are you just trying to get an argument going or what??!!
on dec 7 1941 my cousin was sleeping with his ship mates on the Arizona today he still sleeps with them I never got to meet him since I was not born till 1943
Dede Wx it is SO sad that foreign citizens know and respect us and what we did MORE than our OWN citizens! I hope and pray this changes but by the looks of the way our country is heading it is a losing battle. Please pray for us AND for your country!
For those of us that will never be able to visit the Arizona Memorial in person, I would like to Thank You Phyllis, for uploading this virtual History lesson.
Well I'm a jerk, I live 15 minutes from pearl harbor, never been there, drive by it everyday. Much respect to our military and thank you all for your service.
I am French and each time I see films or documentaries on this story, I greatly appreciate the courage of Americans and the fabulous way of always recovering from adversity and this nightmare. This boat is phenomenal, thank you for showing me around this place which is far from my home. Friendship of France / Jean-mi
This is truly a wonderful memorial. From an American perspective, the war started with the Arizona, but it ended on the deck of the Missouri!! The Mighty Mo now stands guard over the sailors of the Arizona. Really touching, and I am Canadian!
It is sad how the USS Utah is still there as a war grave on the north shore of Ford Island yet nobody ever talks about her. Given that the Navy reactivated the semi-retired ancient battleships Texas, New York, and Arkansas (these were part of the training division for battleship sailors) to replace the lost battleships at Pearl Harbor I believe that if Utah had survived Pearl Harbor unscathed she would have been refitted and brought back to duty as a battleship. She was in great shape and the only reason she converted to a training ship was due to that horrible Washington Naval Treaty.
@@nogoodnameleftThey tried to re-right her but it didn't work. The really sad part is that she doesn't get any attention and even worse was never actually supposed to be part of the attack. After she was mistakenly hit once she was hot a few more times.
The war started July 24-26th 1941 when FDR attacked Japanese foreign assets and oil supply leaving them with less than six months on hand. Only the uneducated believe the attack of Pearl Harbor was unprovoked.
This was the first year in which no survivor of the Arizona was able to make it to the Dec 7th Pearl Harbour ceremonies. There are still 5 left, but they are at an age where traveling is difficult.
There are not many of the Greatest Generation left alive. Time is catching up them, as it will eventually with all of us. The last surviving member of the 1942 Doolittle raid on Tokyo past away earlier this year. (2019)
The Hawaiian Island newspaper of Hilo Island had a headline on Nov 30, 1941. The headline read: JAPAN MAY ATTACK THIS WEEKEND. How did the news know and the military did not? Oh I am ex military. Look this up I am not lying.
Elthenar my dad s cousin was on the Arizona that horrible day. Wasn’t supposed to be traded a shift with a pal, so his friend could have a night out. So sad. Hope I can visit some day.
Back in 1979 I was assigned TDY (Temporary Duty) to Pearl's Water Transportation Division. Their jobs included running the 50 ft MWB runs between Merry Point Landing, Ford Island, and Ewa Beach navy housing. An additional job was the operation of the Arizona Memorial Tours as well as the maintenance of the Memorial itself. This was before the National Park Service took over the responsibilities of the Arizona Memorial. My only interaction with the Memorial was the assignment of another sailor and I to row a fiberglass dinghy out to the Memorial one evening after it closed for the day to scrape barnacles off the Memorial's supports that entered the water. For the scraping to be effective, it had to be done at low tide to get the most barnacles visible to visitors. We only were able to get the Ford Island side done before it got too dark to see effectively and it was eerie pushing our dinghy up against the Arizona hulk every time we tried using the scraper. That's my memory of the Arizona Memorial.
I visited the USS Arizona memorial in 1980 as a sailor aboard USS Cleveland LPD-7. My ship came to Pearl Harbor on business. I remember having watch the first day in so I could not go ashore. I was standing on the O-3 level looking at the memorial when one of the tour boats came past. Many of its passengers were waving to me and snapping my picture. As I smiled and waved back to them I could not have been more proud of my being of the same cloth as the fallen heroes of December 7th 1941. Nor could I have been prouder to serve in the US Navy. As for those folks on the tour boat, GOD Bless you for making the long trip to honor our beloved fallen sailors and soldiers. I love you all. I am James Vidas Aviation Boatswains Mate 2nd class from Chicago Il. I was 20 years old then.
Thank you...years ago as a Marine Corps pilot I was given permission to fly over the Arizona. The entire ship is visible just below the surface, which was difficult to look at. The worst thing about the attack was the large number of service men trapped...sentries heard tapping coming from the hulks as late as Christmas day...especially from the Oklahoma.
Ive had the pleasure of visiting this memorial twice. Once when i was in the US Navy & a second time as a civillian some 23 years later. To walk across the memorial & to see the remains of the USS Arizona down below & the oily stain on the water's surface is a very humbling experiance & a very sad experiance. To walk to the end of the memorial to see all of the names of my fellow US sailors who selflessly gave their lives in honor & bravery before me, inscribed on the huge marbel wall is yet another sadness in itself. To stand there looking at this wall & pay tribute, honor, respect, & to also render a US Military "Salute" to my fellow warriors on both visits is something i will never forget & is forever inscribed in my memory. God bless ALL my fellow US Military Warriors in ALL branches of the armed services. . . . . .in the years past, present, & in the future. I love each & every one of you💖💖💖. Please remember, "ALL GAVE SOME, SOME GAVE ALL!" Airman Leonard, USN, 1988--1994. . . . .R.I P. BROTHERS!!!
My father would have been at Pearl had his ship not been in the yards in San Francisco. He fought all the way to Japan on destroyers screening carriers. Two Purple Hearts.
I visited the Arizona Memorial for the second time recently. Just as memorable and humbling as the first time. Rest in peace to all who forever remain there
The Mighty Mo still sits there to this day, silently guarding and honoring the fallen of the Arizona. A reminder that we came from great loss to great victory.
Even though I am german, one of the enemies, I still want to pay respects and salute to the men who died on board that ship on that very catastrophic day. God bless.
@@Lxmer_nce don't consider yourself an enemy my friend it was nazi Germany we eventually went to was with not all the German people were bad ! ☺ have a great one thank you for paying respect to all the lost lives I would love to visit pearl harbor one day ! 😃
Never forget? Honda, Toyota (Toyoda),Suzuki! Names of Japanese generals or admirals who were responsible for killing thousands of US sailors, soldiers and marines. Who used American POW’s as slaves. Most Americans forgot or don’t care. Can’t watch a pro game without seeing Toyota somewhere! Toyoda. The Japanese admiral who was responsible for the kamakazi attacks that killed over 5,000 marines and sailors, and after the war started the Toyota car company. Sorry, I disagree with you. Most Americans don’t care, as they have made Toyota, America’s number 1 car company!
On the late 50s, my family went to the Arizona interment. This was before they built this memorial. Remember waiting a long time to catch a launch to go to the interment. My father was a Pearl Harbor survivor. He was station next door at Hickham field. To this day, his barracks is still standing as a memorial full of machine gun holes.
ON TARGET THOM uncle sam Yeah you’re right. This was a blow worse than a military strike. Attack from within, and normalizing this behavior. I’m not sure how we can recover.
A very informative and amazing video tribute to all of the brave servicemen we lost during the attack on Pearl Harbor! My wife had a cousin who was lost on the U.S.S. Arizona and whose name is inscribed on the memorial wall inside the beautiful shrine erected to remember the sacrifice of Arizona's crew. Having visited Pearl Harbor twice between 2011 and 2024, we commemorate 1rst Class seaman P.E. Shiley and all his shipmates still on board that famous ship! Thank You for such a wonderful tribute to our men at Pearl!
9/11 shows we forgot the lessons of Pearl Harbor and allowed another treacherous enemy to successfully attack and kill our people. We killed them and more but with our superior intelligence apparatus the attack should not have happened. Our government failed us at Pearl and NYC, the results thousands dead and more injured. And unlike WW II that ended with our victory in 4 years on numerous fronts this is still being fought to this day with thousands more dead and injured, shattered lives of thousands of veterans and billions of wasted dollars.
Jorge J Noguera it's a totally different thing. The pearl harbor was a military to military attack from a country, and 9/11 was an armed civilian to civilian attack from a civilian, not from a country
The leftist Democrats would hope you'd forget!To them it's ancient history.And the LAST thing they want to spend your tax money on is keeping our military updated and #1 in the world.
I was fortunate to have lived in Hawaii for 3 years in the mid sixties when my dad was stationed at Hickham AFB. We visited the Arizona memorial several times. It was new at that time. It still looks just as it did then. This brings back old memories.
🇺🇸 Never To Be Forgotten..🇺🇸 Thank you...To all Our WWII Veterans always. 💞Love to my Dad....1st Marine division... Guadalcanal and Okinawa. Semper Fi 🇺🇸 God Bless Our America🇺🇸
If I was in pearl harbor on uss Missouri battleship and my country Australia was bonbed in Darwin 1942 and it was called Australia.s pearl harbour 19th February 1942 and Broome was bombed on 3rd of March 1942 and port hedland was bombed on 5th of March 1942 and exmouth was a communications base and Fremantle Australia was a submarine base in second world war
@@MevRB19 Us "Yanks" use that word to honor those that were killed. It's one of respect. Don't compare these souls with a terrorist. Go visit the memorial yourself. Call it what you want. They all died! Happy?
On December 7, 2011 I played trumpet as part of a mass band that performed at Pearl Harbor for the Pearl Harbor survivors. My profile picture was taken on Ford Island just after the performance, the two girls are from the Kilgore Rangerettes. It was a very moving moment in my life to perform for these very special veterans and to actually talk to the people that were there. On display was an actual piece of Arizona which we had he opportunity to touch.
My Wife and I visited Pearl Harbor in 2011, visiting the Arizona Memorial I was shocked to see what looked like my dad's name listed among those who died, (obviously not him because my dad was stationed in Sicily during WW2) I was able to find out the A was for Alvin, and that he was from Oklahoma, we do have family in the States but probably a long shot that we would be related. But made the whole experience more moving, may they all R.I.P.
Phyllis and Larry, Mahalo Nui Loa and many blessings for bringing life to our Shipmates that served during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. As a native Hawaiian who grew up in the Islands with my family I had the chance to see the Arizona Memorial. As far back as I can remember since the Memorial was dedicated. As a retired Marine Corps Mustang Officer I had the opportunity to be stationed at Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe May during the mid 70’s, Early 80’s and early 90’s after the Gulf War. As an Army Brat being raised in Hawaii at Schofield Barracks there was a building that was dedicated as the first shot on Schofield Barracks during the attack. My memories of my home and of all the past, present and future Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Coastguard and Marines, my family and I will never forget the events that day at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 1941. May we all remember that forever and may our National Ensign flies high.
Nice video. Although it would be worth mentioning Elvis Presley's role in seeing that the memorial actually got built! Interest dwindled in the construction of the memorial after an initial push for funding. The project was in need of money for completion. Elvis heard about this and held a benefit concert in Hawaii in March of 1961 raising the money and donating the proceeds which helped in securing the rest of the money needed to build the memorial. A quote from one of the many Associated Press stories outlining Elvis' contributions... "Mr. Presley's roll is significant because it brought renewed interest in finishing the memorial and undoubtedly had an influence on the citizens of the United States and our government."
GOD HAS NOT FORGOTTEN ALL THE BRAVE MEN WHO GAVE THIER LIFE ON THE ARIZONA. HIS EYES ARE ON EACH AND EVEY ONE. GOD BLESS THIER FAMILY AND COMFORT THEM WITH HIS DIVINE LOVE.
I was visit Pearl Harbor at September 2021. My daughter and I had a one week vacation in Honolulu. We spent a whole day in Pearl Harbor. My heart touched so deeply. R.I.P. Heroes!
i had four cousins that served aboard the USS Arizona, and were aboard the battleship on December 7, 1941, when it was destroyed. Thankfully 2 of my cousins made it safely aboard a nearby destroyer. Remember the Arizona.
All Sailors and Marines know this deep inside feeling from this tragedy. I was there after this loss but it really hit home on all three of my visits to this monument. May they rest in peace.
I went here in 1999... Very humbling experience, to stand on the viewing platform over the ship.... Just wish the young yanks on school trip could have shown more respect.....love from South Africa 🇿🇦
Deo Reger Not sure what “lack of respect” means in your situation. As U didn’t elaborate. The Japanese people as a society are very respectful. Their country is well maintained and they give selfishly of themselves in presence of others and to their nation.
I was born on Pearl Harbor Day. And I think it gave me a huge love for history. One of my ultimate dreams in life, is to visit Pearl Harbor on my birthday. And I cried my eyes out when the last survivor of the U.S.S. Arizona passed away... All that history and his untold stories gone... REMEMBER DECEMBER 7TH, 1941 NEVER FORGET PEARL HARBOR.
We went there, my mother and I, in 1973. Mom and Dad are gone now, they where both there on December 7th. God please rest their souls. The experience of being there, humbles your soul. A lot of good people died that day.
I cried too when I was there, I didn’t know that I would react that way but I was overcome by the tragedy of it all and the strong smell of oil shocked me. My dad fought in the Navy in WWII and I was born in 1946. I felt lucky that he survived the Battle of Midway and came home to my mother, grandmother and raised me.
I went there a few years back and actually had the privilege to see a pearl harbor vet there. You should go while you still have a chance to meet one. They won't be around much longer.
***** It is breathtaking, sad, somber and historical. Somehow I was lucky enough to go. When you enter the Memorial, it is an unreal feeling and respect is expected. I read as much as I could about the attack before I went and then had a local show me around. So amazing.
driski90 It is breathtaking. And almost brings a tear into my eye thinking of the great tragedy from WWII and how entire nations were almost wiped off the map.
My mom n Father Bruce h mawby captain in Air Force brought us to see it in person, I never ever seen my Dad cry not even one tear all my life, but that day we stepped foot on the memorial my dad lost it n cried , I didn't get it as a child boy do I get it now fourty years later, To all the Service men and Women Thank you from bottom of my Soul
Went there in the 80's when I was on HMAS Adelaide and HMAS Hobart in the Australian Navy , makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck. RIP to all fellow sailors .
I understand my son was stationed there as a young marine his buddy he grew up with happened to be navy station there he said it was a honor to go there to pay respect to these men he told me it was a feeling you can never forget or explain being there that came from a 18yr old kid
Yu say you were there is hawaii or the other islands a easy place to live is there rentals or buying a house the only way and what about work or must have money
Being Navy, I had to go to the memorial. Glad I took my son with me, he kept me from pushing disrespectful tourists over board. This is beyond the hats, it was the way they lalked. The lady who asked me why I removed my hat was the first i wanted to shove, but a big hand on my shoulder stopped me.
This put water in my eyes and sniffles in my nose, very sad, God bless their souls, their sacrifice will always be appreciated and honored by the world forever, Amen. 🇺🇸❤
I was privileged to visit this memorial back in 1988. Visiting from the United Kingdom meant a long flight via Anchorage for customs clearance. I went to as many sites as I could during my stay but nothing compared to my trip to the Arizona memorial. In those days there were still a lot of veterans/survivors who were volunteers working there. 32 years have passed and to this day I have vivid memories of that special trip. Britain suffered the blitz and the U.S. Suffered Pearl harbour, we must never forget. R.I.P..
I visited the Arizona Memorial 2 weeks ago with my newly enlisted US Navy son. I had watery eyes and chills as soon as I walked in tot he platform. To all the sailors that perish that day and to all the names listed in the memorial wall, Thank you for your service. This is one of the reason why I encouraged my son to serve in the US Navy.
My grandfather was at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked. He was one of the survivors. One thing I wanted to do before I die was to visit the Arizona memorial and pay my respects. But now I'm disabled, and I can't fly because of it. So I will never make it.
Thank you for the video. Having served at Pearl, this always gives me pause. Knowing that those who served before me paid the ultimate price mere yards from where my ship made berth. It truly is a somber moment in our nations history. Tragic that so many lives were lost in the many years to follow from all nations involved.
I went to Pearl Harbor while I was in the U.S. Navy en route to my new duty station in Japan. This was in 1984. I was talking to a park ranger on the memorial and he said that after 40 years, people come to see the Arizona bleed. The oil was still coming out of her then and probably still is today. I'll never forget what that ranger told me. I went to Pearl Harbor many times after that first visit on port visits and it still haunts me today. RIP to all of my fallen brothers on board these ships as well as the other bases around Pearl Harbor who gave their lives for our nation and our freedom. God bless all of them.
I was the paperboy on Pearl in the early 60s. I was delivering at the destroyer base. And an officer of the day on a destroyer told me that the admiral wanted me at the Block arena now. I rode my bike there and there were hundreds of people there. A Captain saw me and took me behind a stage. The Admiral was there and he introduced me to some guy with some weird hair and cloths. Photographers snapped pictures of us and that is when I remembered who Elvis was. The Arizona Memorial was built with all volunteer money. No taxpayer money was used in the design and construction of the memorial. Elvis was there to try and raise money for the memorial with a benefit concert. I attended the concert as a guest of Presley. One of those never forget days.
The Mighty USS Missouri, where Japan surrendered on her decks... there at Pearl, you have the War in the Pacific bookended: Arizona, and Missouri; beginning, and the end...
It must be unimaginable standing there looking out on the water knowing all that time ago such horror happened in such a peaceful place. RIP to the men and women who lost there lives that day
Hope to go there one day before I die. One of my Uncle's who served in the Pacific told me before he died that he walked the decks of the Arizona before and after the attack. Before, he was inspecting the Battleship. After, he was on Recovery before he got orders to sail on one of numerous Carriers. One of them was the USS Franklin at Okinawa. The Carrier that you would see on film that a suicide plane hit. The Jsp plane hit the exact spot that my Uncle was supposed to be at, but he was at the rear of the ship he volunteered to help before the battle. This was back in 1985 when I took him to a WW2 Airshow near Atlanta, Ga., he opened up with me about his experiences he had during WW2. It was the only time he shared this with me and no one else. I'll never forget it. May all who served in the Past, Present and Future. Thank you for your Service and Never Forget these Events. Even Pearl Harbor. December 7, 1941.
Saw it when I was on R&R from Vietnam. The memorial has the names of those still entombed on the Arizona. There are several sets of brothers and even fathers and sons who went down with her. She is considered a grave site. As members who survived have passed away many have been cremated and park service divers will take their urn down and place them with their shipmates
I just thought that it was kind of a ship graveyard and did not give it much thought when I went there 25 years ago. Let me tell you something if you have never been there in person you have missed a lot. As you step off the boat and on to the memorial you can literally feel the lives lost and their souls. There is a feeling of respect and like you were actually there when the attack started. What made it even harder was that there was a man that we sat with on the way over that had been on the hospital ship just north of where the monument was and his tales were something to hear about, I have to admit that I was a grown man just over 45 and I came away with tears in my eyes. No video or speaker can give you the feeling of being there in person or watching that single drop of oil com to the surface every 60 seconds
Visiting the memorial some 10 years ago with my family was a special and moving experience. My parents were both 8 year old kids during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in WW2 and although indirect, I felt a connection to the memorial and couldn’t help but reflect on the significance of what had happened there so many years ago
Spent 8yrs on Oahu as a kid and pearl harbor was my favorite "tourist spot" left in '68 moved to Manila and saw a lot of what happened there during the war also.. Just pray we never go through that again...
I think the battleship USS Nevada is severely under rated, she was the first ship to respond to the attack and the first to shoot down a Japanese plane.
@@litehouse6 She was the first super-dreadnought of the US, traversed the Panama Canal more times than any US Battleship, and She could sail from Hawaii to Japan and back without refueling. During the attack on Pearl Harbor, she was the only battleship to mobilize, and despite being hit by as many as 10 bombs, kept herself underway. She even rescued survivors from the Arizona. She later beached herself of Hospital point as to not sink and block the channel. She fought in the Aleutian islands, Iwo Jima, taking a direct it to her main deck by a Kamikaze, and even Bombarding the shores at Normandy. She got in so close to the shore at Normandy that some feared She would run aground. She was in the occupational fleet in Tokyo Bay, and was eventually deemed too old for the most was fleet. She was set to be part of Operation Crossroads at Bikini atoll. She took 2 nuclear bombs and survived, there was later a detonation set within her own hull *yet she still didn't sink.* Naval command ordered every ship in the area to fire upon her, and for 5 days she was bombarded against. Finally, after more than 3 decades of service, an aerial torpedo finished her off.
My grandfather flew out of Hawaii two days before pearl harbor was bombed but he lost two brothers that day my great uncle delmer and uncle goldy may they rest In peace
We went to Pearl Harbor last week while in Hawaii. Visited the USS Arizona Memorial plus the USS MISSOURI and the airfield. Very moving experience to say the least!
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I visited the memorial in 1985. Although I'm not an American (I'm Australian) the first thing I did upon stepping off the boat was remove my hat. I read every name on the wall, then bowed my head and gave these brave Americans a minute's silence, even while people were bustling all around me. I had no relation to any of those names on the wall, but every name had been borne by a human being who had left parents, siblings, loved ones, wives and children to mourn their loss. No matter what nationality they may be, all those who fought and died to free the world from such brutal reigns of terror deserve all the thanks and respect we can give.
I had the honor of visiting the Arizona Memorial in1977. When I looked down at the outline of the ship beneath the water, it was almost too much. Our thanks and forever gratitude to the men who lost their lives that day. Rest In Peace 🇺🇸
I was stationed there in 1973 and the USS Arizona was in bad shape back then. The Marine Base I was stationed at had a giant steel cross to mark the spot where a Japanese Bomber crashed on its way to Pearl Harbor. There are still bullet holes in some of the buildings at West Loch, Pearl Harbor and other places close to the attack zone.
I happened to be in Pearl Harbor a week after the 70th anniversary. My wife is an underwater photographer for the national Park service and I met her there, they were diving on the Arizona. I went to the memorial on the last tour of the day and told the pilot of the boat that I would stay behind and go back with the submerged resource unit. After everyone left I was alone on the platform. It went from being very loud to silence. I stood there and gave thanks to all who sacrificed their lives. It was amazing how peaceful and calm it was but I could not shake the feeling of all that was lost that day. May all who lost their lives rest in peace.
Sacrificed their lives? For what? They didn't commit some sort of heroic act, they were attacked. Pearl Harbor was the equivalent to a home intruder breaking in and shooting you. They died for nothing you idiot.
@@slavecoder9928 Is that why the Yamato was nothing but a Target that is now sitting on the Bottom of the Pacific; or why the Japs acted like Cowards? Eat a bag of D1cks, Kid.
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@@slavecoder9928hat are you talking about? Are you trying to be a troll? Japan was NOT the winner of the war!! Are you just trying to get an argument going or what??!!
Amiiin....., Allah all migthy God forgiftnes they soul
on dec 7 1941 my cousin was sleeping with his ship mates on the Arizona today he still sleeps with them I never got to meet him since I was not born till 1943
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I liked this, I am from belgium I I love you guys because I know What you people did back in the Ardennes in bastonge
My uncle Donald Frederick lays in rest with your cousin.
Dede Wx it is SO sad that foreign citizens know and respect us and what we did MORE than our OWN citizens! I hope and pray this changes but by the looks of the way our country is heading it is a losing battle. Please pray for us AND for your country!
What year was your "cousin" born?
For those of us that will never be able to visit the Arizona Memorial in person, I would like to Thank You Phyllis, for uploading this virtual History lesson.
Thank you for this, I really appreciate this. From London here.
RomaBoy ii
I had the opportunity to go to the memorial several years ago in 2001, but I was far too young to understand the full significance of it.
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Well I'm a jerk, I live 15 minutes from pearl harbor, never been there, drive by it everyday. Much respect to our military and thank you all for your service.
I am French and each time I see films or documentaries on this story, I greatly appreciate the courage of Americans and the fabulous way of always recovering from adversity and this nightmare. This boat is phenomenal, thank you for showing me around this place which is far from my home.
Friendship of France / Jean-mi
I’m watching this 79 years after this happened. It is with great respect I honor these men for their sacrifice 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
It's today
Yep its today my great grandfather's birthday is today and he was there when the attack happened
@@slavicboi8068 what branch did he serve in?
@@jacobashe6902 prob navy
Literally they sacrificed for something tey believe the USA did to Japan in 1855. Sometimes Asians took a bit longer for revenge.
This is truly a wonderful memorial. From an American perspective, the war started with the Arizona, but it ended on the deck of the Missouri!! The Mighty Mo now stands guard over the sailors of the Arizona. Really touching, and I am Canadian!
My Cousin served in the US Navy and was aboard an escort vessel when the Missouri took her final voyage to Pearl Harbor.
It is sad how the USS Utah is still there as a war grave on the north shore of Ford Island yet nobody ever talks about her. Given that the Navy reactivated the semi-retired ancient battleships Texas, New York, and Arkansas (these were part of the training division for battleship sailors) to replace the lost battleships at Pearl Harbor I believe that if Utah had survived Pearl Harbor unscathed she would have been refitted and brought back to duty as a battleship. She was in great shape and the only reason she converted to a training ship was due to that horrible Washington Naval Treaty.
@@nogoodnameleftThey tried to re-right her but it didn't work. The really sad part is that she doesn't get any attention and even worse was never actually supposed to be part of the attack. After she was mistakenly hit once she was hot a few more times.
The war started July 24-26th 1941 when FDR attacked Japanese foreign assets and oil supply leaving them with less than six months on hand. Only the uneducated believe the attack of Pearl Harbor was unprovoked.
This was the first year in which no survivor of the Arizona was able to make it to the Dec 7th Pearl Harbour ceremonies. There are still 5 left, but they are at an age where traveling is difficult.
When they do pass, they will respectfully be buried with there shipmates.
There are not many of the Greatest Generation left alive. Time is catching up them, as it will eventually with all of us. The last surviving member of the 1942 Doolittle raid on Tokyo past away earlier this year. (2019)
The Hawaiian Island newspaper of Hilo Island had a headline on Nov 30, 1941.
The headline read: JAPAN MAY ATTACK THIS WEEKEND.
How did the news know and the military did not?
Oh I am ex military. Look this up I am not lying.
Elthenar my dad s cousin was on the Arizona that horrible day. Wasn’t supposed to be traded a shift with a pal, so his friend could have a night out. So sad. Hope I can visit some day.
My dad is one of those 5
Back in 1979 I was assigned TDY (Temporary Duty) to Pearl's Water Transportation Division. Their jobs included running the 50 ft MWB runs between Merry Point Landing, Ford Island, and Ewa Beach navy housing. An additional job was the operation of the Arizona Memorial Tours as well as the maintenance of the Memorial itself. This was before the National Park Service took over the responsibilities of the Arizona Memorial. My only interaction with the Memorial was the assignment of another sailor and I to row a fiberglass dinghy out to the Memorial one evening after it closed for the day to scrape barnacles off the Memorial's supports that entered the water. For the scraping to be effective, it had to be done at low tide to get the most barnacles visible to visitors. We only were able to get the Ford Island side done before it got too dark to see effectively and it was eerie pushing our dinghy up against the Arizona hulk every time we tried using the scraper. That's my memory of the Arizona Memorial.
One of the most moving experiences in my life. I am so glad I got to see the Arizona memorial,
Same here.
Its a great place, I went there when i was like 12, and the next day we went amd swam with dolphins lol. Hawaii is an awesome place
I visited the USS Arizona memorial in 1980 as a sailor aboard USS Cleveland LPD-7. My ship came to Pearl Harbor on business. I remember having watch the first day in so I could not go ashore. I was standing on the O-3 level looking at the memorial when one of the tour boats came past. Many of its passengers were waving to me and snapping my picture. As I smiled and waved back to them I could not have been more proud of my being of the same cloth as the fallen heroes of December 7th 1941.
Nor could I have been prouder to serve in the US Navy. As for those folks on the tour boat, GOD Bless you for making the long trip to honor our beloved fallen sailors and soldiers. I love you all.
I am James Vidas Aviation Boatswains Mate 2nd class from Chicago Il. I was 20 years old then.
Thank you for your service.
God bless!!!!🤗🇬🇧
Thankyou for your service
My great uncle died on the ship. His body recovered two years ago. God bless him and his family.
One of the best visits to anywhere I’ve ever done. RIP sailors. You will never be forgotten
Amen 🙏
My girl flew me there for the 75th anniversary...just stepping foot in the parking lot brought us to tears
I want to visit that sacred site one day. I know I will cry my eyes out....
Thank you...years ago as a Marine Corps pilot I was given permission to fly over the Arizona. The entire ship is visible just below the surface, which was difficult to look at. The worst thing about the attack was the large number of service men trapped...sentries heard tapping coming from the hulks as late as Christmas day...especially from the Oklahoma.
Ive had the pleasure of visiting this memorial twice. Once when i was in the US Navy & a second time as a civillian some 23 years later. To walk across the memorial & to see the remains of the USS Arizona down below & the oily stain on the water's surface is a very humbling experiance & a very sad experiance. To walk to the end of the memorial to see all of the names of my fellow US sailors who selflessly gave their lives in honor & bravery before me, inscribed on the huge marbel wall is yet another sadness in itself. To stand there looking at this wall & pay tribute, honor, respect, & to also render a US Military "Salute" to my fellow warriors on both visits is something i will never forget & is forever inscribed in my memory. God bless ALL my fellow US Military Warriors in ALL branches of the armed services. . . . . .in the years past, present, & in the future. I love each & every one of you💖💖💖. Please remember, "ALL GAVE SOME, SOME GAVE ALL!" Airman Leonard, USN, 1988--1994. . . . .R.I P. BROTHERS!!!
Nobody ever thanks the man that made that memorable possible yet you won’t know unless you go there...
RIP Elvis Presley
Well I'll be darned, I didn't know that !! I looked it up, it's true.
My father would have been at Pearl had his ship not been in the yards in San Francisco. He fought all the way to Japan on destroyers screening carriers. Two Purple Hearts.
ut000bs Thanks for your service Sir!
What an absolute badass
Was his destroyer a Fletcher class. Those were great destroyers back then
I thank you for His Service
My Grandfather worked for Grumman Ironworks (Aircraft) during WWII
Your father was a difference maker and I owe him my thanks
79 years ago today. Thank you to all those that died that day and all those that survived. We will never forget.
I visited the Arizona Memorial for the second time recently. Just as memorable and humbling as the first time. Rest in peace to all who forever remain there
The Mighty Mo still sits there to this day, silently guarding and honoring the fallen of the Arizona. A reminder that we came from great loss to great victory.
RIP and God Bless to those that lost their lives that day.
Even though I am german, one of the enemies, I still want to pay respects and salute to the men who died on board that ship on that very catastrophic day. God bless.
@@Lxmer_nce don't consider yourself an enemy my friend it was nazi Germany we eventually went to was with not all the German people were bad ! ☺ have a great one thank you for paying respect to all the lost lives I would love to visit pearl harbor one day ! 😃
@@NEOTHEGREAT6 Oh, yeah. That is true. Thank you for the wise words, man! Have a great one!
My father who is 96 today went to high school with a sailor who rests in the Arizona.
Very moving, very somber, very respectful. WE will never forget Pearl Harbor and the sacrifices there.
Never forget? Honda, Toyota (Toyoda),Suzuki! Names of Japanese generals or admirals who were responsible for killing thousands of US sailors, soldiers and marines. Who used American POW’s as slaves. Most Americans forgot or don’t care. Can’t watch a pro game without seeing Toyota somewhere! Toyoda. The Japanese admiral who was responsible for the kamakazi attacks that killed over 5,000 marines and sailors, and after the war started the Toyota car company.
Sorry, I disagree with you. Most Americans don’t care, as they have made Toyota, America’s number 1 car company!
On the late 50s, my family went to the Arizona interment. This was before they built this memorial. Remember waiting a long time to catch a launch to go to the interment. My father was a Pearl Harbor survivor. He was station next door at Hickham field. To this day, his barracks is still standing as a memorial full of machine gun holes.
My mother and I were there in 1977. This memorial is the most important site in US history. Rest in peace.
Easy now
Never forget December 7, 1941 and September 11, 2001.
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And November 3.2020
ON TARGET THOM uncle sam
Yeah you’re right.
This was a blow worse than a military strike.
Attack from within, and normalizing this behavior. I’m not sure how we can recover.
@@ontargetthomunclesam3926 what happened on that day?
@@winchesterchua3311 wasn’t that Election Day when Biden began his ass kicking of Trump? 😁👍🏻
And January 6 2021
rip to the lads of the USS ARIZONA...
Graham Keith Todd and Oklahoma and Utah that were lost forever with the Arizona.
Graham Keith Todd rip all the oil that is trap in that boat
Graham Keith Todd Japan kicked USA ass didn't they?
Wolfy No, not really.
Alan Grant yes, really
That ship who got penetrated blew up spectaculary, it was a well planned attack
A very informative and amazing video tribute to all of the brave servicemen we lost during the attack on Pearl Harbor! My wife had a cousin who was lost on the U.S.S. Arizona and whose name is inscribed on the memorial wall inside the beautiful shrine erected to remember the sacrifice of Arizona's crew. Having visited Pearl Harbor twice between 2011 and 2024, we commemorate 1rst Class seaman P.E. Shiley and all his shipmates still on board that famous ship! Thank You for such a wonderful tribute to our men at Pearl!
Admiral Yamamoto was right. We were the sleeping giant, and we were filled with a terrible resolve. We must never forget December 7th, 1941.
Clyde Balcom Well Said Clyde NEVER!!!
9/11 shows we forgot the lessons of Pearl Harbor and allowed another treacherous enemy to successfully attack and kill our people. We killed them and more but with our superior intelligence apparatus the attack should not have happened. Our government failed us at Pearl and NYC, the results thousands dead and more injured. And unlike WW II that ended with our victory in 4 years on numerous fronts this is still being fought to this day with thousands more dead and injured, shattered lives of thousands of veterans and billions of wasted dollars.
Jorge J Noguera it's a totally different thing. The pearl harbor was a military to military attack from a country, and 9/11 was an armed civilian to civilian attack from a civilian, not from a country
The leftist Democrats would hope you'd forget!To them it's ancient history.And the LAST thing they want to spend your tax money on is keeping our military updated and #1 in the world.
Everyone has forgotten the Maine as well
Thank you for putting this piece of history together. God Bless!!!
I was fortunate to have lived in Hawaii for 3 years in the mid sixties when my dad was stationed at Hickham AFB. We visited the Arizona memorial several times. It was new at that time. It still looks just as it did then. This brings back old memories.
i was in the navy for 4 years and everytime we pulled into Pearli would go over and pay my respects too the men on that ship
Thank you
Thank you for your service
🇺🇸 Never To Be Forgotten..🇺🇸 Thank you...To all Our WWII Veterans always. 💞Love to my Dad....1st Marine division... Guadalcanal and Okinawa. Semper Fi 🇺🇸 God Bless Our America🇺🇸
If I was in pearl harbor on uss Missouri battleship and my country Australia was bonbed in Darwin 1942 and it was called Australia.s pearl harbour 19th February 1942 and Broome was bombed on 3rd of March 1942 and port hedland was bombed on 5th of March 1942 and exmouth was a communications base and Fremantle Australia was a submarine base in second world war
I’m from Canada and went to Hawaii and I had to go to Pearl Harbor, very solemn place and will never forget.
Never forget those who lost their lives that day. We love you and thank you for your service.🪖❤️🇺🇸🙏
I was stationed there for 10 years and my ship rendered honors every time we passed by. Oh, the thoughts that went through my head.😐
Been there a couple of times. Truly an honor knowing what you're standing over and why. They gave their lives so we can be here.
@@MevRB19 Us "Yanks" use that word to honor those that were killed. It's one of respect. Don't compare these souls with a terrorist. Go visit the memorial yourself. Call it what you want. They all died! Happy?
No they didnt
On December 7, 2011 I played trumpet as part of a mass band that performed at Pearl Harbor for the Pearl Harbor survivors. My profile picture was taken on Ford Island just after the performance, the two girls are from the Kilgore Rangerettes. It was a very moving moment in my life to perform for these very special veterans and to actually talk to the people that were there. On display was an actual piece of Arizona which we had he opportunity to touch.
What an honor! I'm happy for you Nick, and thanks. ABH2 James Vidas USS Cleveland LPD-7.
As in Kilgore Texas?
My Wife and I visited Pearl Harbor in 2011, visiting the Arizona Memorial I was shocked to see what looked like my dad's name listed among those who died, (obviously not him because my dad was stationed in Sicily during WW2) I was able to find out the A was for Alvin, and that he was from Oklahoma, we do have family in the States but probably a long shot that we would be related. But made the whole experience more moving, may they all R.I.P.
Phyllis and Larry,
Mahalo Nui Loa and many blessings for bringing life to our Shipmates that served during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. As a native Hawaiian who grew up in the Islands with my family I had the chance to see the Arizona Memorial. As far back as I can remember since the Memorial was dedicated. As a retired Marine Corps Mustang Officer I had the opportunity to be stationed at Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe May during the mid 70’s, Early 80’s and early 90’s after the Gulf War. As an Army Brat being raised in Hawaii at Schofield Barracks there was a building that was dedicated as the first shot on Schofield Barracks during the attack. My memories of my home and of all the past, present and future Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Coastguard and Marines, my family and I will never forget the events that day at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 1941. May we all remember that forever and may our National Ensign flies high.
Thank you for your uplifting remarks!
Nice video. Although it would be worth mentioning Elvis Presley's role in seeing that the memorial actually got built! Interest dwindled in the construction of the memorial after an initial push for funding. The project was in need of money for completion. Elvis heard about this and held a benefit concert in Hawaii in March of 1961 raising the money and donating the proceeds which helped in securing the rest of the money needed to build the memorial. A quote from one of the many Associated Press stories outlining Elvis' contributions... "Mr. Presley's roll is significant because it brought renewed interest in finishing the memorial and undoubtedly had an influence on the citizens of the United States and our government."
I never knew that, thanks.
Zeus GYD I had no idea. Thank you for informing. I will remember that fact every time I see that memorial now.
Wow! Really? I did not know that. Thanks! And thanks Elvis. That's my King!
Robert Ripley (Ripley's Believe It or Not!) was the one who got it all started. He wrote the Department of the Navy and gave designs for the memorial
Zeus you are 100% correct. The man was a true patriot.
I last set foot on the memorial in 1982 as a 10 year old. Plan to go back again someday.
Gone, but not forgotten. God Bless the Sailors who defended our country.
GOD HAS NOT FORGOTTEN ALL THE BRAVE MEN WHO GAVE THIER LIFE ON THE ARIZONA. HIS EYES ARE ON EACH AND EVEY ONE. GOD BLESS THIER FAMILY AND COMFORT THEM WITH HIS DIVINE LOVE.
I was visit Pearl Harbor at September 2021. My daughter and I had a one week vacation in Honolulu. We spent a whole day in Pearl Harbor.
My heart touched so deeply. R.I.P. Heroes!
I had the chance to visit when i was 8-9 years old...It was a surreal thing to see the "museum" section and then the memorial floating over the ship.
The Arizona was used in the 1934 James Cagney movie...Here comes the Navy. It was strange watching that movie, knowing what the future held.
i had four cousins that served aboard the USS Arizona, and were aboard the battleship on December 7, 1941, when it was destroyed. Thankfully 2 of my cousins made it safely aboard a nearby destroyer. Remember the Arizona.
Nah
All Sailors and Marines know this deep inside feeling from this tragedy. I was there after this loss but it really hit home on all three of my visits to this monument. May they rest in peace.
💞 Grandpa shared this with me and now I'm sharing with my children.
Was lucky enough to go to pearl harbour in 1978 as ten year old boy I still remember it like yesterday that was over 40 yrs ago
I went here in 1999... Very humbling experience, to stand on the viewing platform over the ship.... Just wish the young yanks on school trip could have shown more respect.....love from South Africa 🇿🇦
As a Hawaiian resident, I salute to the Soilders that risked their lives to protect Hawaii, America, and our allies
I've been there just once, I will never return, I felt the large presence of the enemy still there, RIP to those 1177 men who gave it all:-(
That is what my niece said, she was standing there at the memorial with Japanese standing all around her. They didn’t show respect at all.
Deo Reger Not sure what “lack of respect” means in your situation. As U didn’t elaborate. The Japanese people as a society are very respectful. Their country is well maintained and they give selfishly of themselves in presence of others and to their nation.
I was born on Pearl Harbor Day. And I think it gave me a huge love for history. One of my ultimate dreams in life, is to visit Pearl Harbor on my birthday. And I cried my eyes out when the last survivor of the U.S.S. Arizona passed away... All that history and his untold stories gone...
REMEMBER DECEMBER 7TH, 1941 NEVER FORGET PEARL HARBOR.
We went there, my mother and I, in 1973. Mom and Dad are gone now, they where both there on December 7th. God please rest their souls. The experience of being there, humbles your soul. A lot of good people died that day.
R.I.P To all the service men that lost their lives
I have personally seen this memorial building and it brought me to tears. Pearl Harbor went through so much every time I think about it I cry.
I cried too when I was there, I didn’t know that I would react that way but I was overcome by the tragedy of it all and the strong smell of oil shocked me. My dad fought in the Navy in WWII and I was born in 1946. I felt lucky that he survived the Battle of Midway and came home to my mother, grandmother and raised me.
Man, I'd love to go to this place someday, absolutely love WWII museums.
I went there a few years back and actually had the privilege to see a pearl harbor vet there. You should go while you still have a chance to meet one. They won't be around much longer.
I'd take a boat load of Kleenexes if I were you. Seeing that and climbing Mt. Suribachi were the highlights of my career.
***** It is breathtaking, sad, somber and historical. Somehow I was lucky enough to go. When you enter the Memorial, it is an unreal feeling and respect is expected. I read as much as I could about the attack before I went and then had a local show me around. So amazing.
driski90 It is breathtaking. And almost brings a tear into my eye thinking of the great tragedy from WWII and how entire nations were almost wiped off the map.
Hello you.
My mom n Father Bruce h mawby captain in Air Force brought us to see it in person, I never ever seen my Dad cry not even one tear all my life, but that day we stepped foot on the memorial my dad lost it n cried , I didn't get it as a child boy do I get it now fourty years later, To all the Service men and Women Thank you from bottom of my Soul
I visited the Arizona Memorial on December 29, 1987; there were several survivors still working at the memorial back then.
Went there in the 80's when I was on HMAS Adelaide and HMAS Hobart in the Australian Navy , makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck. RIP to all fellow sailors .
I understand my son was stationed there as a young marine his buddy he grew up with happened to be navy station there he said it was a honor to go there to pay respect to these men he told me it was a feeling you can never forget or explain being there that came from a 18yr old kid
I was there back in 2014
thanks for sharing that means a lot
@@EvilEnsembleStars a lot*
Yu say you were there is hawaii or the other islands a easy place to live is there rentals or buying a house the only way and what about work or must have money
i'm a huge pearl harbor person and i can't wait until the 81st anniversary for pearl 🪖🪖
Wonder how many People know that Elvis Presley funded most of the money for this Memorial to be built.
really ,?
@@onlythewise1 Part of the money.
he was so cool of a man then @@edwardmartinez199
Yes he did!
Being Navy, I had to go to the memorial. Glad I took my son with me,
he kept me from pushing disrespectful tourists over board. This is beyond the hats, it was the way they lalked. The lady who asked me
why I removed my hat was the first i wanted to shove, but a big hand on my shoulder stopped me.
I just read that Elvis held a concert and made a donation to build the Arizona memorial. Love live the king, god bless our sailors
This put water in my eyes and sniffles in my nose, very sad, God bless their souls, their sacrifice will always be appreciated and honored by the world forever, Amen. 🇺🇸❤
My great grandpa father been In USS Arizona And I start crying for whole year when I think about my great grandpa father.
Very tastefully done. Nice to see there are a few Lady's left in this world.
What?
I was privileged to visit this memorial back in 1988. Visiting from the United Kingdom meant a long flight via Anchorage for customs clearance. I went to as many sites as I could during my stay but nothing compared to my trip to the Arizona memorial. In those days there were still a lot of veterans/survivors who were volunteers working there. 32 years have passed and to this day I have vivid memories of that special trip. Britain suffered the blitz and the U.S. Suffered Pearl harbour, we must never forget. R.I.P..
I visited the memorial in June 1988 ! 👍
I visited the Arizona Memorial 2 weeks ago with my newly enlisted US Navy son. I had watery eyes and chills as soon as I walked in tot he platform. To all the sailors that perish that day and to all the names listed in the memorial wall, Thank you for your service. This is one of the reason why I encouraged my son to serve in the US Navy.
My grandfather was at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked. He was one of the survivors.
One thing I wanted to do before I die was to visit the Arizona memorial and pay my respects. But now I'm disabled, and I can't fly because of it. So I will never make it.
Take a boat brother
@@billyjoe415 If only... 😔
Swim over🤯🦄
You can go to Hawaii via cruise ship from California my friend. Don’t give up on your dream
@@billyjoe415 Yep take a cruise and jump ship.
Thank you for the video. Having served at Pearl, this always gives me pause. Knowing that those who served before me paid the ultimate price mere yards from where my ship made berth. It truly is a somber moment in our nations history. Tragic that so many lives were lost in the many years to follow from all nations involved.
That was really good. Well thought out, and emotional. Thanks for making such a tasteful piece, on the Arizona. Bravo.
I went to Pearl Harbor while I was in the U.S. Navy en route to my new duty station in Japan. This was in 1984. I was talking to a park ranger on the memorial and he said that after 40 years, people come to see the Arizona bleed. The oil was still coming out of her then and probably still is today. I'll never forget what that ranger told me. I went to Pearl Harbor many times after that first visit on port visits and it still haunts me today. RIP to all of my fallen brothers on board these ships as well as the other bases around Pearl Harbor who gave their lives for our nation and our freedom. God bless all of them.
I was the paperboy on Pearl in the early 60s. I was delivering at the destroyer base. And an officer of the day on a destroyer told me that the admiral wanted me at the Block arena now. I rode my bike there and there were hundreds of people there. A Captain saw me and took me behind a stage. The Admiral was there and he introduced me to some guy with some weird hair and cloths. Photographers snapped pictures of us and that is when I remembered who Elvis was. The Arizona Memorial was built with all volunteer money. No taxpayer money was used in the design and construction of the memorial. Elvis was there to try and raise money for the memorial with a benefit concert. I attended the concert as a guest of Presley. One of those never forget days.
5:50 Another battleship watches over her fallen comrade, ensuring her and her crew may rest, undisturbed by divers.
The Mighty USS Missouri, where Japan surrendered on her decks... there at Pearl, you have the War in the Pacific bookended: Arizona, and Missouri; beginning, and the end...
That's the Missouri I believe
It must be unimaginable standing there looking out on the water knowing all that time ago such horror happened in such a peaceful place. RIP to the men and women who lost there lives that day
Thank you Larry and Phyllis!!
I had the honor of getting to visit the U.S.S. ARIZONA Memorial in 1980 .
I wish that I could afford to return , and visit there again .
Very nice presentation. Thank you so much for doing this.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love the down-to-earth style of this video. It's great.
How soon we forget our greatest generation! And our embrcement of a socialist government with Biden and harris we will be doomed!
Hope to go there one day before I die. One of my Uncle's who served in the Pacific told me before he died that he walked the decks of the Arizona before and after the attack. Before, he was inspecting the Battleship. After, he was on Recovery before he got orders to sail on one of numerous Carriers. One of them was the USS Franklin at Okinawa. The Carrier that you would see on film that a suicide plane hit. The Jsp plane hit the exact spot that my Uncle was supposed to be at, but he was at the rear of the ship he volunteered to help before the battle. This was back in 1985 when I took him to a WW2 Airshow near Atlanta, Ga., he opened up with me about his experiences he had during WW2. It was the only time he shared this with me and no one else. I'll never forget it. May all who served in the Past, Present and Future. Thank you for your Service and Never Forget these Events. Even Pearl Harbor. December 7, 1941.
Saw it when I was on R&R from Vietnam. The memorial has the names of those still entombed on the Arizona. There are several sets of brothers and even fathers and sons who went down with her. She is considered a grave site. As members who survived have passed away many have been cremated and park service divers will take their urn down and place them with their shipmates
Walter Johnson -hi Walter thank you for your service an welcome home love from Australia
I’m Vietnam
Unless you've done it it is hard to describe the feeling you get as you pass the Arizona going in and out of Pearl.Will never forget it.
Nicely done. I had the great honor of visiting the memorial years ago. Thank you for posting this.
I just thought that it was kind of a ship graveyard and did not give it much thought when I went there 25 years ago. Let me tell you something if you have never been there in person you have missed a lot. As you step off the boat and on to the memorial you can literally feel the lives lost and their souls. There is a feeling of respect and like you were actually there when the attack started.
What made it even harder was that there was a man that we sat with on the way over that had been on the hospital ship just north of where the monument was and his tales were something to hear about, I have to admit that I was a grown man just over 45 and I came away with tears in my eyes. No video or speaker can give you the feeling of being there in person or watching that single drop of oil com to the surface every 60 seconds
Nah
Visiting the memorial some 10 years ago with my family was a special and moving experience. My parents were both 8 year old kids during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in WW2 and although indirect, I felt a connection to the memorial and couldn’t help but reflect on the significance of what had happened there so many years ago
We salute you all. Dec.7 1941🇺🇸⚓
Spent 8yrs on Oahu as a kid and pearl harbor was my favorite "tourist spot" left in '68 moved to Manila and saw a lot of what happened there during the war also.. Just pray we never go through that again...
Beautifully done presentation. THANK YOU. Rest in peace, brave sailors, soldiers, airmen and Marines.
I think the battleship USS Nevada is severely under rated, she was the first ship to respond to the attack and the first to shoot down a Japanese plane.
Bdon Dino Thank you for bringing attention to that. I did not know that
You are correct! USS Nevada responded bravely and went on to serve.
Pennsylvania was in dry dock and credit to the gun deck. Got a few devils as they were racing over head to drop torpedos
How was she underrated?
@@litehouse6 She was the first super-dreadnought of the US, traversed the Panama Canal more times than any US Battleship, and She could sail from Hawaii to Japan and back without refueling. During the attack on Pearl Harbor, she was the only battleship to mobilize, and despite being hit by as many as 10 bombs, kept herself underway. She even rescued survivors from the Arizona. She later beached herself of Hospital point as to not sink and block the channel. She fought in the Aleutian islands, Iwo Jima, taking a direct it to her main deck by a Kamikaze, and even Bombarding the shores at Normandy. She got in so close to the shore at Normandy that some feared She would run aground. She was in the occupational fleet in Tokyo Bay, and was eventually deemed too old for the most was fleet. She was set to be part of Operation Crossroads at Bikini atoll. She took 2 nuclear bombs and survived, there was later a detonation set within her own hull *yet she still didn't sink.* Naval command ordered every ship in the area to fire upon her, and for 5 days she was bombarded against. Finally, after more than 3 decades of service, an aerial torpedo finished her off.
My grandfather flew out of Hawaii two days before pearl harbor was bombed but he lost two brothers that day my great uncle delmer and uncle goldy may they rest In peace
Very nicely done, I had tears in my eyes! Thank you
We went to Pearl Harbor last week while in Hawaii. Visited the USS Arizona Memorial plus the USS MISSOURI and the airfield. Very moving experience to say the least!
RIP to my great Uncle William Ratkovich who served as water tender at 18 yrs old. He never made it home.
When on the memorial,out of respect, please take your hats off. Your standing atop the remains of a thousand servicemen
Thank God someone said that 🙏
Possibly women as well. Arizonawastheonltshipin the fleet witha "ladies' room"ora bathtub, ora fireplace. Anda year ago diversgotintothe ladies' "head"andfoundsomebody'stoothbrushand toothpaste tube still standing a glass rightward some WAVEor Yeomanette leftitthat Subday morning!
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Yes please uncover out of respect.
@@charleschapman6810 seriously just stop trying to be an sjw, I bet you 98% of the people on it were males
I visited the memorial in 1985. Although I'm not an American (I'm Australian) the first thing I did upon stepping off the boat was remove my hat. I read every name on the wall, then bowed my head and gave these brave Americans a minute's silence, even while people were bustling all around me. I had no relation to any of those names on the wall, but every name had been borne by a human being who had left parents, siblings, loved ones, wives and children to mourn their loss. No matter what nationality they may be, all those who fought and died to free the world from such brutal reigns of terror deserve all the thanks and respect we can give.
Thank You for making such an incredible video I enjoyed it
Who ever dislikes this they shouldn't live in the United States of american and the deserve to live in space forever
I had the honor of visiting the Arizona Memorial in1977. When I looked down at the outline of the ship beneath the water, it was almost too much. Our thanks and forever gratitude to the men who lost their lives that day. Rest In Peace 🇺🇸
I was stationed there in 1973 and the USS Arizona was in bad shape back then. The Marine Base I was stationed at had a giant steel cross to mark the spot where a Japanese Bomber crashed on its way to Pearl Harbor. There are still bullet holes in some of the buildings at West Loch, Pearl Harbor and other places close to the attack zone.
Rest in Peace for all those marine and sailors during the attack, god bless them all