Sunday, December 7, 1941
7:55 a.m.

The U.S.S. Arizona
became the final resting place for 1,177 crewmen

For in one hour so great riches is come to nought.
And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships,
and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning...
*Revelations - Chapter18







The ocean is their resting place --

the waves caress each sleeping face

and rock them gently

in their eternal sleep.

USS Arizona Casualty List

Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who bidst the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep;
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea!

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