Remembering the Arizona 75 years later

The battleship Arizona sunk in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Dec. 7, 1941, killing nearly 80 percent of its crew.  More than 900 men are still entombed within the ship.  The USS Arizona Memorial honors them and serves as a hopeful symbol of peace.  Architect Alfred Preis, an Austrian citizen who fled the Nazis in 1939, designed the memorial dedicated in 1962.  Here are images nearly 75 years after the attack taken by Lee Roberts during a visit to Pearl Harbor July 6, 2016.

The U.S.S. Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii July 6, 2016. (Photo by Lee Roberts)

The U.S.S. Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii July 6, 2016. (Photo by Lee Roberts)

The U.S.S. Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii July 6, 2016. (Photo by Lee Roberts)

The U.S.S. Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii July 6, 2016. (Photo by Lee Roberts) The U.S.S. Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii July 6, 2016. (Photo by Lee Roberts)

The U.S.S. Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii July 6, 2016. (Photo by Lee Roberts)

The U.S.S. Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii July 6, 2016. (Photo by Lee Roberts)

 

The U.S.S. Arizona Memorial is on the horizon in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii along with the Aircraft Carrier John C. Stinnis July 6, 2016. (Photo by Lee Roberts)The Aircraft Carrier John C. Stennis is moored nearby the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii July 6, 2016. (Photo by Lee Roberts)

 

One thought on “Remembering the Arizona 75 years later

  1. This trip is on my bucket list! Lee definitely captured the essence of the Memorial. Great job!

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