The first service member buried at Punchbowl. Notice he was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor.Yesterday our family took a trip to Punchbowl Cemetary. Technically it's call The National Cemetary of The Pacific, but it's in Punchbowl (or Puowaina in Hawaiian) crater.
It was a very humbling experience. I have yet to visit a National Cemetary and not feel in awe of the sacrifices made.
Punchbowl is no different. When you first drive in you are struck by the awesome sight of the Honolulu Memorial at the end of the bowl. We were also able to visit some notable grave sites.
Henry Hansen (One of the Marines in the famous flag raising on Iwo Jima)
Ernie Pyle (A Pulitzer Prize winning journalist during WWII)
Ellison Onizuka (One of the astronauts killed in the Challenger tragedy in 1986)
The mass grave of the Wake Island Defenders...really interesting story about how group of mostly civillians defended Wake Island against Japanese invaders.
We got some great pictures of the city from the look-out too.
The kids are now on Spring Break so we are looking forward to visiting more fun places here on Oahu:)
Honolulu with Diamond Head in the background.
Honolulu/Waikiki
Kierian at the base of the Courts of the Missing
2 comments:
that is an awesome place to visit! I think I would love it there. By the way you are such a dork for thanking us for taking care of nate. You would do the same and even more if you were here, so it just comes with the territory..... I am really not great, I promise! But love you too, very much!
Great photos. I would love to visit Hawaii one day
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