Overview

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At World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, home of the USS Arizona Memorial, learn about one of the most pivotal moments in US history: the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the subsequent entry of the United States into World War II. The monument preserves and interprets the stories of the Pacific War, from the internment of Japanese Americans to the battles in the Aleutians.

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Fees: None

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Links: www.nps.gov

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Closest City or Region: Oahu, Hawaii

Coordinates: 21.367435, -157.938502

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June 7, 2018 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

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Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye,

Story

We visited Pearl Harbor on June 7th. We tried to get a tour on the USS Arizona early in the morning, but they didn't have any open spots until 11:00, so we had a lazy morning at our Airbnb. We got there shortly before our scheduled time, but we had a hard time finding where to go, so we ended up about 20 minutes late to our tour. Luckily there was some space on the next tour, so we still got to go. Unfortunately, there was a structural crack on the loading ramp of the memorial, so our program consisted of watching the film and then taking the boat past the memorial but not stopping there.

Back on shore, we wandered past the interpretive wayside exhibits then headed over to the USS Bowfin submarine tour and museum. We really liked the submarine audio tour, and the museum was fun as well.

We weren't able to stick around any longer because we were already late for the Polynesian Cultural Center.

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