Snorelacks
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Post by Snorelacks on Dec 7, 2018 14:24:15 GMT
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CatSnipah
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Post by CatSnipah on Dec 7, 2018 20:48:23 GMT
The USS West Virginia was the only ship "destroyed" at Pearl that was present in Tokyo Bay during the proceedings of the formal surrender of Japan.
Talk about a phoenix rising from the ashes. Less than 2 weeks after she was damaged by bombs and torpedoes at Pearl (and her captain counter-flooded her so she'd drop straight down in the mud instead of rolling over), she was raised to the surface, patched up and sent for refit. She became a beast with new main guns and AA. She took part in the battle of the Philippines, including the last acts of hostility during WWII.
Her mast sits outside of the Mountain Lair (student union) on the Downtown Campus of West Virginia University.
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Post by El Materdor43 on Dec 7, 2018 22:12:39 GMT
The USS Arizona memorial is a place that I hope to get to go to one day. It’s hard to imagine what that Sunday morning would have been like on Pearl.
My utmost respect for those folks
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Snorelacks
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Post by Snorelacks on Dec 8, 2018 0:36:21 GMT
Another add to this thread that impresses on me why it’s so important to remember history...this is the first year since the first year after the attack that there have been no survivors present at the ceremony.
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Post by LIBARYKEEPER483 on Dec 8, 2018 10:54:05 GMT
It's crazy what Japan did to us and what we ended up doing to them in the end of the war (We kinda had to)
And now all those years later, they're one of our best allies.......
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