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Pearl Harbor USS Arizona Monument Closed
andrewsw16
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They found serious cracks developing and have closed the monument indefinitely. They may have to totally rebuild. I don't know about you guys, but I'd pitch in a contribution if they need.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/05/27/uss-arizona-memorial-pearl-harbor-closed-indefinitely.html?ESRC=airforce_a_180530.nl
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/05/27/uss-arizona-memorial-pearl-harbor-closed-indefinitely.html?ESRC=airforce_a_180530.nl
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Fix it and send the bill to japan...
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I'm with hillbilly and DitchRunner, and would add to get rid of welfare also. Plus get rid of the politicians ability to give themselves raises, Take all that money, rebuild it and then cut taxes with the rest of the money saved....
Fix it and send the bill to japan...
I like that idea
there should be no contribution needed, the money they waste on BS and other countries should be pulled and used for this instead......
^^^^^ contributing money that will just be spent on something else.
We'll see if it will be cost-effective to repair it, or if any repair or replacement would cause too much disruption to the ship itself. That would be the major concern, IMHO.
there should be no contribution needed, the money they waste on BS and other countries should be pulled and used for this instead......
The pedestal for the Statue of Liberty was built with targeted contributions.
The USS Constitution was rebuilt with targeted contributions on more than one occasion.
The USS Olympia has been rehabilitated with targeted contributions.
Were these not worth the effort and expense?
A specific fund to repair the Arizona Memorial will get my donation, as the experience of entered that sacred place is something that should be available to all who wish to have it.
One can sit back and point to any number of places where tax dollars are wasted, but if we do not step up to preserve that which should be preserved, where would we be?
Brad Steele
(Honolulu gets so many Japanese tourists that the street signs are in English and Japanese. Really.)