12-07-2010, 01:01 AM
I hope you get a chance to visit Pearl Harbor and Punchbowl while in Oahu.
Mum and one brother are still over there from our recent holiday. They'll be at Pearl, tomorrow.
Before 9/11, I used to take my Mum on a morning "brunch" cruise that would take us into the harbor. We wouldn't be able to visit the memorial while on the cruise.
However, the ship would stop and we'd each drop a lei, mourn the dead and remember the sacrifices of those who served and are serving.
On the 7th, we'd always made it a priority to be at Pearl for the annual ceremony. First time in fourteen years I've missed it.
After 9⁄11 - ships are prohibited from entering the harbor.
Another casualty of "war".
Mum and one brother are still over there from our recent holiday. They'll be at Pearl, tomorrow.
Before 9/11, I used to take my Mum on a morning "brunch" cruise that would take us into the harbor. We wouldn't be able to visit the memorial while on the cruise.
However, the ship would stop and we'd each drop a lei, mourn the dead and remember the sacrifices of those who served and are serving.
On the 7th, we'd always made it a priority to be at Pearl for the annual ceremony. First time in fourteen years I've missed it.
After 9⁄11 - ships are prohibited from entering the harbor.
Another casualty of "war".