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Ketza -> PH trip last week (12/7/2012 7:46:10 PM)

Here is a pic from the museum diorama:

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DOCUP -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 7:52:15 PM)

Is this it.  Where's the rest of the pic's[:D].  I want Hula Girls!!!!!!![:)]



Ketza -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 7:54:28 PM)

Arizona memorial from Ford Island. The Tripoli is in the background.

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Ketza -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 7:57:19 PM)

Beautiful model of Kaga in museum

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Ketza -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 7:59:55 PM)

Oklahoma memorial

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Ketza -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 8:02:18 PM)

Big Mo entrance. Unlike most of her class museums there was pretty good access to the ship.

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Ketza -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 8:05:07 PM)

The view you may have had from the deck of the West Virginia. The whole place seemed smaller to me then I thought it would.

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Ketza -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 8:08:00 PM)

Looking forward along battleship row from the bridge area.

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Ketza -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 8:10:08 PM)

There is a Ravens fan in charge of the Bridge!

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Ketza -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 8:16:35 PM)

Hey who has not dreamed of this!

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Ketza -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 8:19:51 PM)

This tree is located on Ford island across from the Arizona memorial in an area of Military housing.

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Ketza -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 8:22:30 PM)

P-40 inside the museum

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Ketza -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 8:25:23 PM)

Old Ford Island concrete airfield. It was explained to us the reason it was so large was a fear of Battleships shutting down the airfield.

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Ketza -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 8:30:51 PM)

Hickam field entrance - My friend from HS is a full bird stationed there. Had a great thanksgiving dinner in his house that dated back to before the attack.

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Ketza -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 8:35:07 PM)

Typical beach near the the rocky part of the island. This is a view of sandy beach from the blowhole. Any landing here would have been easily bottled up by the rocky terrain and mountains.

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Ketza -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 8:40:53 PM)

Bellows field beach near where the first Japanese prisoner of war was taken. I highly recommend if you are retired military or active duty checking this base out for vacation. The bungalows are right on the beach and run 95 bucks a night. They sleep 4.

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Ketza -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 8:43:11 PM)

Here is a view looking in the other direction. You can compare the mountains in the background to the famous picture of the midget sub sitting on the beach.

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Ketza -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 8:45:59 PM)

This mountain was full of pillboxes and concrete observation posts. This is looking towards Bellows field in the far distance.

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Ketza -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 8:49:55 PM)

Another view from the same mountain towards another potential landing beach in a valley near the Volcano. This area was well covered by observation posts and pillboxes.

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Ketza -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 8:53:41 PM)

Driving up to Kaneohe Bay Marine Base from the Honululu area. This is where we stayed the 3 weeks we were on the island. This is a good view of the old seaplane ramp and the bay. The hangers date back to the attack.

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Ketza -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 8:55:37 PM)

North shore near where Welsh and Taylor took off.

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Ketza -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 8:58:49 PM)

North shore beaches. Beautiful!

Next up is a trip to Saipan and Guam hopefully this year. Guadacanal, Iwo Jima, Rabaul and Truk hopefully someday!

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USSAmerica -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 9:17:03 PM)

Timely and great pics, Ketza! Thanks for sharing!



Bullwinkle58 -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 11:19:45 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Ketza

Looking forward along battleship row from the bridge area.

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Hey! I can see my house! [:)]



Bullwinkle58 -> RE: PH trip last week (12/7/2012 11:20:52 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Ketza

This mountain was full of pillboxes and concrete observation posts. This is looking towards Bellows field in the far distance.

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This picture should be mandatory viewing for anybody who thinks Japan could have taken and held Oahu with two divisions.



Ketza -> RE: PH trip last week (12/8/2012 1:51:39 AM)

Agreed. As I was driving around the Island I kept thinking too myself no way would a 1941 or 1942 Japanese army would have captured this place. They just did not have what it took offensively to make it happen.



fbs -> RE: PH trip last week (12/8/2012 2:52:40 AM)


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ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

This picture should be mandatory viewing for anybody who thinks Japan could have taken and held Oahu with two divisions.



That's probably true, but they said the same of Constantinople, Singapore, Crete, Eben-Emael, Maginot Line, Port Arthur, Okinawa and a few other places.

Singapore, Crete and Malta are the closes comparisons, I think so. What these guys have in common is air control, an effective naval blockade and a breakdown in civilian and military morale.



JocMeister -> RE: PH trip last week (12/8/2012 9:45:45 AM)

Great pics Ketza! Thank you for sharing!



sandman455 -> RE: PH trip last week (12/8/2012 2:46:02 PM)

Great pictures - thank you for sharing!
[&o]



DOCUP -> RE: PH trip last week (12/8/2012 4:39:44 PM)

Nice pics Ketza.  Was just messin with you earlier.  Where are the hula girls?[:D]



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