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Another Of The Greatest Generation Laid To Rest
http://www.redstate.com/prevaila/2017/04/19/survivor-pearl-harbor-interred-fallen-shipmates-uss-arizona/
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One of the last survivors who served on the USS Arizona on December 7, 1941 was interred with his fallen shipmates aboard the sunken USS Arizona.
Raymond Haerry was a 19-year-old serving on the USS Arizona the day imperial Japan struck Pearl Harbor. The Arizona would infamously go down during the fight, along with 1,177 of Haerry’s shipmates.
Haerry is the 42nd survivor to be interred with his mates, something only those serving on the Arizona that day are allowed to do. There are five remaining survivors of the sh
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It made me wonder though... is this something that's done? The article didn't really say, so I don't know if this is a common practice or something rare. I don't mean at the Arizona Memorial specifically, but battlefields in general.
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Don't know about it being any common practice elsewhere, but the Arizona Memorial is a very special case. The ones who served on that ship and were aboard the day of the attack deserve that VERY special honor, IMHO.
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