New USS Arizona exhibit will reflect upon peace

By William Cole

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 07, 2012

~~<p>THE USS Arizona Memorial, a grave for most of the battleship's 1,177 sailors killed in the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack, continues to evolve, and its museum will include a new exhibit on the Hiroshima atom bomb attack and reconciliation after the war, officials said.</p>
<p>"The meaning of the memorial now goes beyond (Pearl Harbor) remembrance. It has become an opportunity for reflection on life and death, war and peace," Brad Wallis, president and chief executive officer of Pacific Historic Parks, a nonprofit group that supports the Arizona Memorial, said Monday.</p>
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THE USS Arizona Memorial, a grave for most of the battleship's 1,177 sailors killed in the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack, continues to evolve, and its museum will include a new exhibit on the Hiroshima atom bomb attack and reconciliation after the war, officials said.

"The meaning of the memorial now goes beyond (Pearl Harbor) remembrance. It has become an opportunity for reflection on life and death, war and peace," Brad Wallis, president and chief executive officer of Pacific Historic Parks, a nonprofit group that supports the Arizona Memorial, said Monday. Login for more...