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Ruark wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 4:22 pm For some reason, when I think of Pearl Harbor, I think of those men trapped in one of those overturned battleships. Rescuers could hear them banging inside, but couldn't get to them. They couldn't just cut into the hull; I can't recall the reason.

The banging gradually faded.....

I think battleship hulls are like 12” thick.

The Arizona I believe sunk right side up.

As an aside. The Japanese did not press their advantage. They did not attack again and destroy the fuel depots and the dry docks. Every ship with the exception of the Arizona was fixed and saw action in the war.

The great men who would remind me of this day, now only live in my memories. Lest we never forget to be prepared.

Visited and stayed a night at Pearl Harbor.
Went to the Memorial the next day. Will never forget.

While back a friend went to Peal Harbor. On the boat ride to the Arizona memorial, a Japanese man was seated next to him.

He noticed he had tears in his eyes. My friend asked, if he was ok. The man said that, because of this tragedy, many of his friends and relatives had died.