Pearl Harbor

Still harbor ill will over USS Missouri departure? It was time for 'Mighty Mo' to go. Column: Yes, it was hard to see the famed warship sail away. But it's hard ...

21, 1996: The Navy awards the Mighty Mo to Hawaii's USS Missouri Memorial Association. "One of the key influencers to this decision was the late Senator Daniel Inouye — who recognized that the ship could have a successful and sustainable business if located in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii." But as a military town, we still enjoy many monuments, such as the sail of the cold war submarine USS Parche. The Navy, for instance, is ready to scrap the iconic hammerhead crane, to help build a new dry dock. "When the USS Missouri Memorial Association was going through the application process with the U.S. And given the richness of the experience, the museum ship's fundraising can keep on supporting a staff of more than 120 people. But the experience is bookended by the presence of the USS Missouri: a hallowed ship where our military leaders met with Japanese forces to end a terrible war only a few weeks after the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Also available to visit is the preserved diesel submarine USS Bowfin, “the avenger of Pearl Harbor, “ as well as sub and flight museums. But the Navy — after a fight in Congress over where the Missouri should go — finally decided on Pearl Harbor. The experience is holistic, the conclusion unanimous: we are a nation that rose to defeat evil, but it came at incredible cost and sacrifice that we should all hope we don’t have to repeat again. And all these years later, hearing from many residents, I had also come to the conclusion that Bremerton was robbed of an heirloom. The "Mighty Mo," the fabled Navy battleship where World War II officially drew to a close with the Japanese surrender on Sept.