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USS Arizona survivor laid to rest inside sunken battleship
Posted on 4/16/17 at 6:12 pm
Posted on 4/16/17 at 6:12 pm
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SIAP; I looked at the last 3 pages and didn't see anything about it posted.
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USS Arizona sailor who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor was laid to rest inside the ship he escaped.
The remains of Retired Master Chief Petty Officer Raymond Haerry, 94, were interred inside the hull of the USS Arizona Saturday afternoon. More than 100 people gathered at the USS Arizona Memorial for the interment ceremony -- a symbolic military funeral only offered to shipmates who survived the attack.
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A team of U.S. Navy and National Park Services divers took Haerry to his final resting place. They placed his urn in turret #3, an area of the ship they believe is near the remains of the shipmates who died during the attack on Dec. 7, 1941.
"This was the first time that I was thinking I'm also saying goodbye at the same time," said Haerry's granddaughter, Jessica Marino, who handed the urn to the divers. "It was sad, but it was also a really nice moment too."
Haerry was 19-years-old at the time of the attack. Martinez said the blast threw him from the ship, "The oil that was belching out of the ships ignited because of the explosion and he had to swim through that, got to Ford Island, got some medical care and somehow got a gun and fired back at the enemy and survived that day."
Haerry is now the 42nd USS Arizona survivor to rejoin his shipmates. Out of the 335 who survived that day, five are still alive.
"Many of them [survivors] went on to fight the war like Raymond Haerry," said Martinez. "They wanted to meet together at the reunions and finally, to be together. And Raymond Haerry has done that; he has returned to his ship and his shipmates."
SIAP; I looked at the last 3 pages and didn't see anything about it posted.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 6:15 pm to lsunurse
Having been to the Arizona memorial (as I'm sure others have as well), it's quite an experience
I think it's amazing that they do this for the survivors
I think it's amazing that they do this for the survivors
Posted on 4/16/17 at 6:16 pm to lsunurse
Reminds me of this: LINK
In the aftermath of the attacks on Pearl Harbour during World War Two stories emerged of sailors who were trapped in the sunken battleships, some even survived for weeks.
Those who were trapped underwater banged continuously on the side of the ship so that anyone would hear them and come to their rescue. When the noises were first heard many thought it was just loose wreckage or part of the clean-up operation for the destroyed harbour.
However the day after the attack, crewmen realised that there was an eerie banging noise coming from the foward hull of the USS West Virginia, which had sunk in the harbour.
In the aftermath of the attacks on Pearl Harbour during World War Two stories emerged of sailors who were trapped in the sunken battleships, some even survived for weeks.
Those who were trapped underwater banged continuously on the side of the ship so that anyone would hear them and come to their rescue. When the noises were first heard many thought it was just loose wreckage or part of the clean-up operation for the destroyed harbour.
However the day after the attack, crewmen realised that there was an eerie banging noise coming from the foward hull of the USS West Virginia, which had sunk in the harbour.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 6:18 pm to lsunurse
Don't give a damn what anyone says. The greatest generation ever. Those were real men and real heros!
Posted on 4/16/17 at 6:20 pm to TheArrogantCorndog
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Having been to the Arizona memorial (as I'm sure others have as well), it's quite an experience
My biggest regret from my trip to Oahu was that we didn't get to Pearl Harbor early enough to get tickets for the USS Memorial. Just not the same seeing it from a distance. The museums there were amazing though.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 6:24 pm to lsunurse
Dude swam through oil blazes, got to shore, went find a gun and fought. Pure beast mode. Wow.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 6:26 pm to BeachDude022
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Dude swam through oil blazes, got to shore, went find a gun and fought. Pure beast mode. Wow.
Don't forget this part...
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Martinez said the blast threw him from the ship
So he was thrown from the ship from the blast of explosions, then swam through fiery patches of oil on the water, got to the shore, got medical attention for his injuries real quick...then grabbed a gun and started shooting at the enemy.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 6:27 pm to lsunurse
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My biggest regret from my trip to Oahu was that we didn't get to Pearl Harbor early enough to get tickets for the USS Memorial. Just not the same seeing it from a distance. The museums there were amazing though.
That's a shame... it's really quite an amazing experience... from seeing that iconic photo of the Arizona, to actually standing above it and looking down on it, and seeing the oil and fuel still leaking out of it... its pretty surreal
you should take another trip... I'm sure it'll be quite the challenge to get somebody to go to Hawaii with you
Posted on 4/16/17 at 6:28 pm to lsunurse
Just an all out bad arse. RIP
Posted on 4/16/17 at 6:31 pm to BeachDude022
Posted on 4/16/17 at 6:35 pm to lsunurse
What a generation, so sorry to see them go. Those men and women did what was needed in a very critical time.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 6:53 pm to QuietTiger
Arizona suvivors may be buried onboard
Ashes of suvivors can be placed onboard, the site is in the well of one of the barbettes (the circular armor that the main battery turrets sat on)
Ashes of suvivors can be placed onboard, the site is in the well of one of the barbettes (the circular armor that the main battery turrets sat on)
Posted on 4/16/17 at 7:04 pm to vl100butch
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Ashes of suvivors can be placed onboard
When I visited a few years ago, they told us that they wouldn't seal the ship up until the last survivor passes away.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 7:08 pm to lsunurse
By far the greatest generation.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 7:50 pm to lsunurse
Awesome story and a great man.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 8:33 pm to kywildcatfanone
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By far the greatest generation.
That would be the Baby Boomers. They ushered in a new era of enlightenment.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 8:59 pm to lsunurse
Imagine the impact this would have on your life. 75 years later the survivors are still drawn to that ship on that day. Most of them probably felt like they should have been in that tomb all these years...
Fair winds and following seas, Master Chief.
Fair winds and following seas, Master Chief.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 9:11 pm to terd ferguson
My Dad was shot down in the Philippines in 1944 and was rescued by a flying boat.
A few months ago, I stumbled across a Youtube video of a pilot talking about the Christmas Eve rescue of a PBM crew in hazardous conditions.
Long story short, he was talking about rescuing my father 72 years ago. He is still alive. I have spoken to him three times in the last two months.
Living HEROS! Greatest Generation! Thank you!
A few months ago, I stumbled across a Youtube video of a pilot talking about the Christmas Eve rescue of a PBM crew in hazardous conditions.
Long story short, he was talking about rescuing my father 72 years ago. He is still alive. I have spoken to him three times in the last two months.
Living HEROS! Greatest Generation! Thank you!
Posted on 4/16/17 at 9:14 pm to genuineLSUtiger
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That would be the Baby Boomers. They ushered in a new era of enlightenment.
You turds just have to stink everything up, don't you?
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