alwayysandinfinityy:

Remembering 429 Marines and Sailors who lost their lives onboard the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941.

The memorial’s black granite walls suggest the once 
formidable hull of the Oklahoma while the white marble 
standards represent its lost Marines and Sailors. Each 
perfectly aligned marble standard symbolizes an individual 
in pristine white dress uniform, inspired from the naval 
tradition of ‘manning the rails.’ In full dress whites the 
ship’s crew stand at attention along the rails or in the 
rigging of the ship to display respect and honor. The 
marble standards of this memorial stand perfectly straight, 
‘manning the rails’ of the Oklahoma, forever.

script taken from- http://www.ussoklahoma.com/Pearl_Memorial.html
photos taken by- alwayysandinfinityy.tumblr.com 

alwayysandinfinityy:

Here are some pictures I’ve taken from my few visits to the Memorial.  

Never forget those who died here and the shipmates they left behind.