pearl harbor

        WW2 was a very horrible war, in which many American soldiers were killed. Recently, our softball team went to Hawaii to the ocean battlefield of Pearl Harbor. It was absolutely amazing to be able to go see where so many soldiers and innocent civilians were caught of guard and attacked. As soon as you set foot onto the boat that takes you out to sea where the monument of Pearl Harbor floats, you feel a sense of sorrow. Giant boats line the seas, just like the ones that were bombed that day. Once the boat docked onto the Pear Harbor monument they asked for complete silence for those who lost their lives. All you could hear were the waves as they gently hit the walls of the monument and the whispers of the wind. The Monument that floats in the water is for the USS Arizona. The Arizona is the only ship they left in the water, as a reminder of that dreadful day. Parts of the massive ship peek above the top of the water. The rest of the ship is seen through the clear ocean water. As i looked at the ship from the monument, i noticed that oil still pumps out and makes a drop of color as the sun's rays shine upon it. It amazes me how the oil still seeps out from the boat after it has sat there for over 50 years. To me with every different drop of oil i saw spit out from the depths of the ocean, it was like a soldier who lost their life was trying to remind me to never forget them. As I starred at the wall with hundreds of names of the fallen soldiers written on it, I choked up. Everyone in that room was silent. I saw an elderly man walk up to the wall and take a picture of a name. As i saw his face it was filled with great sorrow and I wondered who that person was to him. Thought raced through my mind, maybe his dad, or grandfather, or brother. I found myself reading through every single name. As people began to board back onto the ship that took us out there the mood was heavy. People were changed and moved by this monument. I truly believe that no one will forget the fallen soldiers of Peal Harbor. Like the drops of oil that keep spouting onto the surface of the ocean, they will never be forgotten.