USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor closed indefinitely

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HONOLULU – Damage to the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu was worse than expected and it will remain closed indefinitely, officials said.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/05/26/arizona-memorial-at-pearl-harbor-closed-indefinitely.html

 

[Joe_Blacke]

I wonder if that includes the Marines who each memorial weekend have a group stand 24 hour honor guard

 

[Flash]

What a terrible time for this to happen as Memorial Day was always a big day at the Arizona every year.

I used to ago past it on the way to/from Ford Island every Sunday when I was stationed at Ft. Shafter and went to the memorial around 20 times with Mrs. Flash since then.

 

[Desert Rat]

Yes, it is a special place! Such terrible timing with this weekend. Glad they saw it and nobody was hurt.

 

[John Kuhns]

The USS Arizona Memorial and the American Cemetery in Normandy are among a handful of places all Americans should feel obligated to visit. Arlington and Gettysburg are two others.

Sad to hear the Memorial is currently closed.

 

[Phessor]

I will keep this special visit on my bucket list for a future time.

 

[AGE Mechanic]

I was there about 5 years ago. It was an experience I will always remember.

 

[Desert Rat]

Has anyone heard if it will be re-opening anytime soon? Some friends were thinking of going to Hawaii in a couple of months.

 

[Flash]

I just looked and they're saying the damage is worse than they thought so it's closed indefinitely.

Be aware that you can still get a tour that takes you out in a boat and gets you close to the memorial, but you can't get off at the Memorial. It's better than nothing.

 

[Desert Rat]

Yes, still worth it, I have been there twice. A humbling experience each time.

 

[Steve_In_29]

Hopefully it can be repaired quickly as not disembarking would really lessen the experience.

I visited it once and as you walked inside you could feel the presence of the crew still manning her below the waves.

 

[What]

Thanks for the update, I hope to go there in a year.

 

[Maestro]

Sorry for the necropost, but according to https://www.nps.gov/valr/faqs.htm, the memorial is expected to be opened again in March of this year.

 

[Flash]

Excellent news. Got a friend going to Hawaii in March so he may or may not make it. I'll let him know.

 

[Lobo2087]

Flash, would you do me a favor. Can you ask your friend to get some water from the harbor as near Arizona as he can.... I have family still inside there. I would like to put some water with my dirt from the Belleau wood wheat field and Iwo Jima sand.

 

[tripletap]

went o the AZ memorial and the tide was high so all i got to do was watch the video and check out the USS Bowfin. I bought a few things at the gift shop for friends and the wife got suckered into buying maui divers shiite. sucks we couldnt get on.

 

[Flash]

Flash, would you do me a favor. Can you ask your friend to get some water from the harbor as near Arizona as he can.... I have family still inside there. I would like to put some water with my dirt from the Belleau wood wheat field and Iwo Jima sand.

I'm going there later this year and if he can't/won't, I will. How much do you want?

 

[Lobo2087]

One of the small water bottles would be more than enough. I am going to transfer it to a glass bottle for display, i hope to find someone who can etch glass as I would like to get the id number etched to it. I would be ecstatic if it was close enough to have some of the oil in it. Thank you for the offer, No known family at Bealleu wood or Iwo but as a Marine obviously those two places have meaning, having a family member still inside Arizona makes that important. I wish I could recall his name. My grandmother used to tell stories about him unfortunately I was too young to care enough to remember the important parts.