Hallowed Ground

We had a 3.5 hour layover in Honolulu on the way home today, and wanted to spend it somewhere other than the Honolulu airport.  After a short taxi ride, we stopped at the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor.  If you have never been to Hawaii but plan to go, this MUST be on your list of activities.  From the time we got our tickets for the boat ride over to the memorial and started our walk to the dock, I was speechless and highly emotional.  Tingles in my spine and tears on my cheek.  Here are photos from the day - for the words to accompany these photos, you simply have to experience this yourself.

We also saw the SBX docked at Pearl...all my missile defense brothers will know this means Sea-Based-Band Radar.  Lots of folks on the tour were asking the workers what that big ball was over there...they could have just asked me.  Here is what it looks like.  For a detailed description, please provide your security clearance paperwork and we can arrange a discussion.