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| Above, the USS Missouri and the Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Today was spent visiting Pearl Harbor with Discover Hawaii Tours. Along with the Pearl Harbor visit, we were treated to a tour of the city of Honolulu including Veterans Cemetery, where Challenger astronaut Ellison Onizuka is buried.
We were picked up at our hotel, the Sheraton Waikiki at about 8:45 and were driven to Pearl Harbor.
Along the way, we passed several notable places, including the Hawaii state capitol building.
If anyone is interested in learning about the December 7, 1941 attack by the Imperial Japanese, a visit to Pearl Harbor is a must.
Discover Hawaii Tours did a fine job. Our tour guide was Rick.
Here are some photos of the tour:
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| Above, the state capitol building. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
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| Above, a model of the Arizona in one of the exhibit halls. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
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| Above, the Arizona Memorial. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
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| Above, the battleship the USS Missouri, where the Japanese surrender took place on deck. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
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| Above, the Arizona Memorial. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
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| Above, inside the Arizona Memorial. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
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| Above, oil still seeps from the sunken USS Arizona, 75 years later. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
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| Above, part of the USS Arizona. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
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| Above, detail of the inscription in the Arizona Memorial. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
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| Above, inscription of names of those who were killed during the attack. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
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| Above, the submerged USS Arizona. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
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| Above, the submarine USS Bowfish. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
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