God rest his soul now that he's joined all of his shipmates.
Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102
Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102
Was just at Pearl Harbor 2 weeks ago. The Arizona Memorial was powerful. The most moving part was in the Shrine Room. Not just the names on the large wall (those that died in the attack), but the smaller walls on each side. These are the names of Arizona sailors who survived, but when they eventually died, asked for their remains to be brought down to the ship so they could be with their brothers forever.God rest his soul now that he's joined all of his shipmates.
Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102
I will be interested to hear when the keel will be layed down for the USS Louis Conter.What a Naval career this man had, the Navy's first SERE Officer training navy pilots how to survive if shot down.
His honor to duty and Country should be an inspiration to all.
Wow, that's very honorable and something I haven't heard of until you mentioned it. As an aside, you might want to edit your post as I was wondering why they would call it a Shine Room when I started reading your respone.Was just at Pearl Harbor 2 weeks ago. The Arizona Memorial was powerful. The most moving part was in the Shine Room. Not just the names on the large wall (those that died in the attack), but the smaller walls on each side. These are the names of Arizona sailors who survived, but when they eventually died, asked for their remains to be brought down to the ship so they could be with their brothers forever.
Yikes. Just fixed that typo. I didn’t know about that either. There was a plaque that describes the significance of those smaller walls. Very moving.Wow, that's very honorable and something I haven't heard of until you mentioned it. As an aside, you might want to edit your post as I was wondering why they would call it a Shine Room when I started reading your respone.