The USS Arizona Memorial as viewed from the USS Bowfin Museum and Park.
It looks like a white chapel sitting on the harbor.
I didn't realize until we were there that the memorial is only accessible by boat. 
The flags of the battleships destroyed during the attack on December 7, 1941.
Parts of the ship are still visible above water.
Part of the moor where she sat that day is also still visible.
Note the sunken ship just underneath the surface.
Oil continues to seep out at the rate of a quart a day. It's said that the oil drops are the tears of the sailors who died with her that day.
The room at the far end has a list of all the sailors lost in the attack.
The windows in this room look out onto Ford Island and Pearl Harbor, giving the sense of stained glass in a church.
A solemn yet beautiful memorial.
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