Memorial Repairs

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Stories from Pearl: Japanese Mini-Subs

Stories behind the attack that shaped American history.

Pearl Harbor Revisited

Battleship USS Missouri in Pearl Harbor receives thousands of visitors every year.

Be it Norfolk, Portsmouth, or Vladivostok, the naval base is a nerve center for ships and sailors. They have been built and rebuilt many times over. Their berths have seen every type of vessel, from the ironclad to the guided-missile cruiser. But some naval bases have also weathered ferocious attacks in the history of war. Pearl Harbor is one of those places.

The Arizona Effect

Pearl Harbor is not just a naval museum. Pearl is an active U.S. base with thousands of personnel. Destroyers and submarines move in and out all the time, and the air is filled with flights of warplanes, helicopters and transports. Civilian and commercial craft are everywhere. When I first visited the harbor, I found it strange that this popular area was the scene of such horrendous destruction in 1941. We have much to remember about a place like this.