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Ghosts of the Arizona, the fifth in my Psionic Corps mystery series, is now available at Purple Sword Publishing! 

Hawai'ian Psionic Officer Kenneth Nu'uani finds a body in scuba gear, floating near the USS Arizona in Oahu, Hawai'i.  It soon becomes known that the man didn't drown, so why was he desecrating a shrine dedicated to the people who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941.  

Evidence indicates the man might have been murdered.  Kenny must use his paranormal powers to discover secrets that have been buried in the ruined battleship for decades and what was the diver after.

 

USS Arizona Memorial

On Friday, we traveled to Ford Island to visit the USS Arizona Memorial.  Hurricane Lester was closing in on Oahu and the Navy did shut down the memorial but only after we got to see it.  Visitors can only get to it by boat.  They press upon us that this is a sacred site and reverence and honor are expected.

The base of Gun Turret No. 3 is above water.

The shrine room lists all the names of the 1,177 fallen soldiers who died in the attack.  As survivors of December 7 pass away, they are interred with their fallen shipmates and their names are added to the wall.

The remnanats of Gun Turret No. 2

The mooring quay.

The bow is marked with a buoy.  The USS Missouri is in the background.

Mooring bitts

Oil is still leaking from the ship, even after 70 years.  They are said to be the tears of the fallen soldiers.

More tears.

Second Day (cont) - USS Arizona

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.